Passau to Linz. 19 June.

Dawn chorus starting at 4.30 as usual, up at 6.30, breakfast at 7.30 and left at 8am. We headed into the city to use a free wifi connection, then crossed the Inn River and joined the cycle trail. Almost as soon as we left the city we passed the border into Austria. The cycleway was well-formed and about two metres wide. It made for very easy riding. The route was through steep forested valleys with the track hugging the south side of the river. We saw some squirrel and white swans on the way. There were a few cruise boats on the river. At Pyrawang we stopped to see the little church beside the river. Morning tea was at Engelhartszell. We passed three large hydro dams at various points along the river.

Lunch was at Schlogen. We then carried along all beside the river on the lovely cycleway. There were a number of other tourists cycling the Danube - mostly older couples. At one stage we had an inline skater tailing us at 25kmh. We had an icebream at Aschach where there were lots of tourists sitting at the many cafes in the sun. It was a lovely sunny day, 25 degrees. We arrived at camp at 2.30. It is a beautiful site beside a lake. Tents up, washing done, riders showered, relaxing in the shade. There is wireless Internet available so can catch up on emails. Dinner was pasta and turkey in a sauce. Bought an ice cream from the camp store for desert. Sat around talking in the beautiful summer evening. Bed at 9. Still very light out.

Travelled 99.46kms in 4hr 52 mins. Ave. 20.4. We climbed 350 m.