Leaving Passau - where the Danube and Inn Rivers Meet
Near Grafenau, the Danube loops around the nearby mountains. A very beautiful place to camp.
This leg of the trip goes from Passau, Germany, on the border to Austria, to Vienna. My wife’s cousin, Rudi Wandersleb, accompanied me on this leg of the trip and continued on to Belgrade. The picture on the left is the starting point in Passau. Below is a picture of Rudi shortly after leaving Passau.
Diese Etappe der Reise geht von Passau bis Wien. Ich bin diese Etappe sogar bis Belgrad mit Rudi Wandersleb (unten), der Cousin meiner Frau. Das Foto links in Passau ist Startpunkt der Etappe.
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We saw several variations of the nymph below - a mermaid on the Danube.
There were also many “mediation and prayer” stations along the river - usually about 1 kilometer apart.
Near Grafenau, Rudi is standing next to my tent at Campsite Hotel Nikolaus. The ski hat was necessary. At night, the temperatures dropped to freezing.
Ferry Near Waldkirchen
Nearing Linz, Austria, the Danube became very wide. ...and then the rain came.... the first wonderful rainfall I had seen in weeks! Yes, that’s me dancing in the rain.
I’ve never seen anything like this before. These are column graves. Under each column is an urn with the ashes of the deceased inside. Below is a house-like structure - also with unrs inside.
Linz, Austria
Linz at Night
You’ve got to be kidding me. A longhorn saloon east of Linz. This belongs in Texas! Nice to see a little bit of America on this trip!!!!
Near Mauthausen we met Tilmann Waldthaler, the master of Cycle Touring. Tilmann has ridden 440 thousand kilometers on a bicycle. Currently, he is on his way to New Zealand.
Above is Hermann at the camping place in Grein. Hermann also has 400,000 km behind him.
Schönbuhel Castle
Oui Messieur - This cyclist is Camille,who is also on his way to Belgrade! We saw him several times during our trip - in Bratislava - and the last time in Budapest.
