Day 26 - May 30 - Stage 4 Complete

Saltzburg!

We did it. 

We completed stage 4 and we are taking a day off to celebrate. 

We stayed in such a wonderful Pension last night in St. Gilgen. The innkeepers were so kind when we arrived yesterday, cold and wet and tired. We had a warm and happy stay there. He recommended restaurants and let us store our bikes in the garage.  This morning we had the best breakfast 😁. No oatmeal this morning. Fresh fruit, croissants, cappuccino, soft boiled eggs. The works!  All included. 

AND as we left we mentioned our fear of the upcoming hills. He immediately went to his paper map and computer and showed us options. What a gift. We went back to our room and replanned the route. We took the 

Only a few kms longer and we missed the tough climbs, we still climbed, but nothing too steep. 

And the descent into Salzburg was the longest most beautiful descent we have had. All bike path. Through farms and fields and forests. 

It got sunny today, but never very warm, so it was perfect for riding. 

Beauty all along the route today. More lakes and fields and mountains. 

We arrived in Saltzburg in time for a quick bike tour of the Palace and Garden (Do Ray Me... Such a great music video filmed there!).  

And stopped at a cute coffee shop. 

Tomorrow we explore. 

Stats:

Cumulative total kms now 1,448