(written by Dave) We glocked the Grossglockner!  Hard, hard climb but we did it. And it “only” took us 4 hours to reach the final summit. Back to the beginning, we were up at 5AM.  There were a few mumbled suggestions for a rest day from the senior editor but nothing was stopping us today.  … Continue reading Grossglockner’d and Gobsmacked–Heiligenblut to Bruck (58/18,030ks, 1,410m)

(written by Nancy) A bit of excitement last night when we had our first big thunderstorm while camping on this trip.  It hit about 3am – I woke up to what sounded like jet engines off in the distance, couldn’t quite place what it was.  And then I kept seeing flashes and thinking that someone … Continue reading Hup hup hup day in the Austrian Alps – Obervellach to Heiligenblut (58/17,972ks, 790m)

(written by Nancy) We said goodbye to the youth hostel today – might have to try a few more of those out along the way up to Sweden as it was pretty comfortable and cheaper than a hotel or pension.  Of course, I think it depends on how many other ‘youth’ are around at the … Continue reading Trying out the bike paths in Austria – Villach to Obervellach (78/17,914ks, 512m)

(written by Nancy) We had a successful day today in Villach.  With the help of the great folks that work at the youth hostel I found a dentist who could see me today to try to get my tooth fixed.  The receptionist at the hostel rang her dentist and arranged everything for me, so all … Continue reading Successful day in Villach

(written by Dave) After yesterday’s epic ride over the Julian Alps, we were both a little sore this morning.  We had a nice sleep in at the hostel –not noisy at all.  Euro 2012 went to Spain but the 4-nil score may have contributed to lack of shouts when the game ended.  We were both … Continue reading Chill’n in Villach

(written by Dave) We’ve conquered the Julian Alps – enough said! It was a short but hard day.  In fact, we climbed more meters per kilometer today than we have on any other day of the trip.  And the climbs lived up to everything that we had read. We knew it was going to be … Continue reading Conquering the Julian Alps – Trenta to Villach (57/17,836ks, 1,375m)