Austria - July 2, 2014

After a 2 hour shuttle into Austria, we stopped at Schlots Waldreichs for a picnic lunch and a falcon demonstration.  Backroads makes fantastic picnic lunches and this time was no exception.  My favorites were the couscous and the nutella with marscapone mixed in - yummy!

In the afternoon, we rode 57.7 km (35 miles).  The route went up over two big hills - the first one particularly difficult right after lunch.  But we were rewards with a tremendous down hill that went on forever.  Once we entered Krems and had to maneuver through the town on the bike trails, it started to rain.  And not just a light rain.  It poured!  We were soaked through, worse than the first day.  But we made it to the Hotel Richard Lowenherz where I had a lovely view of the gardens and the Danube from my room.

 Nice view along the route

Beautiful poppy fields

Dripping Wet!!