Day 26 of the EuroVelo6 riding a bicycle across Europe. Today we rode from Obermuhl to Ruprechtshofen Austria a total of about 54 miles. It was raining at our usual departure time so we delayed our start about an hour. But, after we got on the road, the early part of the ride was a continuation of yesterday's beautiful scenery along the Danube River valley in Austria. On a side note, speaking of Austria, I am announcing that Tom has never seen the Sound of Music. That's... right Tom, I'm ratting you out. Okay, back to the ride. The temperature at the beginning of today's journey was in the 50's and never got much higher than the low 60's. Not complaining, especially after all the heat we rode through in France and Germany. Plus, we had a very nice tailwind. Road surface for the entire ride was perfect. No rough gravel/rock to contend with. Again today, just like yesterday,the trail came to an abrupt end we waited for a ferry to advance us down the trail on the Danube River. I didn't mind and actually enjoyed the break. Linz was the largest city we rode through and we stopped to have lunch with our lovely wives. Now, some fun facts about Linz. First, it is the third largest city in Austria. Johannes Keppler the famous mathematician lived here and also the childhood home of .......wait for it.........Aldoph Hitler. (Google for more info) After lunch, to test our resolve, mother nature paid us a little visit with a smattering of rain. Good news is it didn't last long and didn't disrupt our biking. We arrived at our destination at about our usual time and had to carb load for tomorrow's ride.

                                                   Morning view from our window rainy

                                                         Me driving the boat.....Not!

                                                       City of Linz

                                                        The thinker

                                                 Wooden tub in our room-can actually use it.