Day 197 Oct 23 Tue - River Inn Camp in Wasserburg to Munich

Vietnamese Restaurant in Munich cost 10.5 euro
YMCA Hostel cost 30 euro

Today's Distance: 62 km
Today's Temp: 3 - 6°c
Average Speed: 12.7 max: 46
Time on Bike: 4 hr 52 min
Average climb: 3% max: 12%
Trip Altitude: 322 m max: 651 m
Today's spending: 32.88 euro
Total Distance to date: 12731 km
Total spending to date: 296.0 euro

A rather short ride today with occasionally shower rain but no snow,temp bearable at 3-6°c.Started to ride at 11.30 am,no picture taken as my batteries still flat. By 4.30pm rode in to the city, while busy looking for hostel from a list printed from the internet,my rear tire went flat,did not bother to change the tube,so I wheeled around,not easy to find without a city map, luckily met a nice German guy who leads me to this YMCA hostel ( 30 euro per night) and paid half of the cost. What a nice guy, I don't even know his name,but I remembered what he said " Hei, you ride this bicycle all the way from Malaysia, you must be very tired,have a hot shower and sleep well"

Day 196 Oct 22 Mon - Salzburg to River Inn Camp in Wasserburg ( Germany)

Rode into Germany' bike lane via Freilassing

I had to warm up the camera batteries in my sleeping bag overnight to take this morning picture of the campsite , managed to take only 2 shots
On the way to Traunstein, heavy snowed yesterday

6" thick snow at the side of the road

Today's Distance: 100 km
Today's Temp: 1 - 5°c
Average Speed: 17.5 max: 52
Time on Bike: 5 hr 42 min
Average climb: 2% max. 10%
Trip Altitude: 640 m max: 660 m
Today's spending: 12.38 euro
Total Distance to date: 12669 km
Total spending to date:263.12 euro

Guessed the mother nature has answered to my prayer as I woke up to a calm,clear morning,no rain and not snowing , I felt good and raring to get on the bike even though the temp still maintained at a low 3 - 5 °c. Thanks to a very positive moral boosting comment

I read from Bernd, a stern supporter to my blog " There is no bad weather, only bad clothing!"So with more and appropriate clothing on, I shall make it to Paris! Started at 10am after a very full breakfast,sneaked in my jacket 2 packed sandwiches and 2 boiled eggs,made no notice on that warning sign" No packed Lunch". Freilassing,the very first German town
crossed without any custom or passport needed. The next town of Traunstein obviously has been hit by bad snow yesterday as seen from the thick snow at the sides of the road. Couldn't take anymore pictures in Chieming and Seebruck near the Chiemsee,so frustrating that the spare batteries went flat again even though they were fully charged yesterday in the hostel.The ride came to a bigger Rd 304 at Rabendan, there was no snow here, this road will go all the way to Munich. At Wasserburg where I spotted a good campsite after the bridge near the River Inn. Tomorrow hopping for another good day to Munich , 55km away...

Day 195 Oct 20 Sun - A Day of Uncertainty in Salzburg

Saw these 2 "just married" in the hostel basement where I parked my bike

Chinese restaurant meal cost 14 euro in Salzburg

A statue of the Mozart in the tourist centre

Today's Temp: 3 - 8°c
Today's spending: 40.70 euro
Total Distance to date: 12569 km
Total spending to date:250.74 euro

" To train or to bike?...To train or to bike?..." I was really in a crossroad of 2 conflicting minds. From the hostel, train station is on my left and on my right is the chilly cold way to Munich. A strong and energetic physical over a somewhat deteriorating mental strength.The overnight train ticket from Salzburg to Paris cost 137 + 20 euro for the bike,rather expansive,but I haven't make up my mind yet,just to KIV.Extended another day in the hostel,hopping that the weather will be kind to allow me to complete my mission at least to Paris if not London.I am really keeping my fingers crossed! Like I said and I am saying it again - To take a train is the last thing that I want to do!!

Day 194 Oct 20 Sat - Snowseeing Tour in Salzburg

Walk around the Hohensalzburg Fortess on the hill
Drinks from the icy water, hmmm , real good!
cafe restaurant no customer under this weather
View of the city from the hill
Youth & Family hostel

Heavy snow but real experience for me

Pedestrain and cycling paths near the Salzach river
Many bridges across the Salzach river which divided the city
Paris & London cafe Restaurant

Musuem of Salzburg

View on other side of the river
Have you seen the movie " Where Eagles Dares " . That's the Fortess in the film

Pictures when the snow stopped



Tourist Centre

Today's Temp: 4 - 10°c
Today's spending: 35.37 euro
Total Distance to date: 12569 km
Total spending to date: 210.04 euro

Had a very good full complementary breakfast from the hostel but the morning weather still snowing badly with strong wind. The hostel internet not allow to upload photos , so went out at 9.30am under bad weather for a snow seeing tour , found one internet cafe but the charges was sky high for 12 euro per hour. Asked why so expansive " This is a tourist centre!" Ridiculous! Went back to hostel to warm up and had my left over food for lunch. Went out the 2nd time when the snow stopped at 3 pm. This time was lucky to find this internet only charged 2 euro per hour. And also taken more pictures. I'll definitely not going to Innsbruck and Switzerland near the Alpine under such cold weather. Most probably to Munich in Germany and cross over to France. If the weather continued to be bad, I might consider train to Paris, that's the last thing I want to do....

Day 193 Oct 19 Fri - Deserted Insel Camping to Snowing Salzburg

Today's Distance: 51 km
Today's Temp: 4 - 10°c
Average Speed: 15 max: 48
Time on Bike: 3 hr 22 min
Average climb: 3% max: 11%
Trip Altitude: 381 m max: 703 m
Today's spending: 49.80 euro
Total Distance to date: 12569 km
Total spending to date: 174.67 euro

Weather continued to be bad and rain the whole day. Stranded at the Insel camping due to heavy rain and only able to ride under dizzying rain at 11.40am . From Attersee to yet another lake of Mondsee , this was the place that the great movie film" The Sound of Music" made as told by Karen. The ride was interrupted many times by the rain. can't imagine now I am cycling in this extreme cold weather , not in my plan anyway! 10 km to Salzburg , it started snowing when I was on the climb. But unfortunately I couldn't take any photo today as all my 4 rechargeable batteries were flat as I realised that the 2 spare batteries have not been charged for a week. Managed to locate the Youth & Family Hostel for 19 euro a night. Hopefully tomorrow's weather will be good for a sightseeing tour on this beautiful Mozart city....

Day 192 Oct 18 Thu - Karen's Farm Camp to Deserted Insel Camping in Unterach

Attersee

Scenic road beside the Attersee

Deserted Insel Camping
Camp near the washroom

Today's Distance: 33 km
Today's Temp: 6 - 10°c
Average Speed: 13.3 max: 59
Time on Bike: 2 hr 30 min
Average climb: 4% max: 12%
Trip Altitude: 446 m max: 854 m
Today's spending: 6.65 euro
Total Distance to date: 12518 km
Total spending to date: 124.87 euro

" Rain,Rain,Go Away,Coma Again Not On My Cycling Day"I was singing soundlessly as I pedalled under the dizzying rain and chilling wind,the temp was around 6-8°c. Started very late at 2.30pm due to the rain . Spent the whole morning in Karen's house as she invited me for a hot Chinese tea,coffee and a Thai instant noodles. We had a nice chat and she shown me her horses and also helped me to repair the broken screw on my bike handle bar. Thank you for all the hospitalises,I really appreciate that Karen! Today's ride from the lake of Traunsee to another beautiful lake of Attersee, great scenery! By 5 pm rode in to Unterach but found the Insel Camping closed, with nobody around,squeezed in from the side and set up my tent beside the washroom. Why not? For a free and a very flat cemented campsite with a roof!