Day 17: Slovak, for a day Lipot to Komarno (56km) Wolfie was shocked that I had walked all the way to the river, so he very kindly gave me a lift back to the river, after stopping at the local shop for me to buy lunch. At breakfast, they had also exchanged some currency for me and gave […]
Day 16: 3 Countries, 2 locks, 1 day Hainburg to Lipot (65km) Indeed, I did take a rest day yesterday and a very uneventful day it was. I explored none of the city, only venturing out of the hotel to fill my tummy and then retreating back. Today I am entering Slovakia and possibly Hungary depending on which […]
Day 15: Surrounded by capitals Tulln to Hainburg (80km) All the yachts were firmly looked and secured this morning, so alas, it was back to the kayak for me. My aim for the day was a trip longest of 80km, through Vienna, to the very outskirts of Austria and the town of Hainburg. The route into Vienna […]
Day 14: Those lads are in the nip! Krems to Tulln (40km) Andreas and Nici, my savours from day 4 have invited me to stay in Nici’s home town of Tulln tonight. Tulln is only around 40km from Krems which meant that I had a nice gentle day of kayaking ahead of me. The day started off a […]
Day 13: Wachau! Bless you Pochlarn to Krems (43km) Today would be my last day with the guys and would also see us pass through the famous Wachau valley, producing some of the most spectacular scenery so far. Once again we continued the trend of good periods of paddling, interspersed with breaks at regular intervals. We passed […]
Day 12: The 4th Sport Wallsee to Pochlarn (51km) I think I probably slept the best out of the group last night in the tent opposed to the cold, hard unforgiving floor of the boat club, but everyone was still up nice and early and ready for another day on the river. After some nice […]
Day 11: Kayaking by numbers Ashcach to Wallsee (60km) I’ve found it to be a great sense of relief when returning to find the kayak that I’ve left at the river the night before is still there. It was a chilly morning and as a result I had packed up nice and quickly and was down at […]
Day 10: Paddling with Giants Passau to Aschach on der Donau (75km) I had a day off yesterday in Passau, enjoying the town, filling up and planning for the next stage of the journey. The morning was spent entirely at an outdoor shop attempting to get a replacement pole for the tent. After a couple of […]
Day 9: That’s Germany Deggendorf to Passau (62km) It was a tense night in the tent, fortunately it didn’t seem to affect my sleep. I woke with the rain still falling, but most importantly, the tent still standing. I packed up and headed off for my last full day in Germany. The picture below shows […]
Day 8: Fragile Accommodation Straubling to Deggendorf (42km) Today was to be a shorter day, aiming for the town of Deggendorf before my last day in Germany to Passau. I set out knowing that it would be around 42km to Deggendorf, hoping that the river would be kind to me. Immediately, I noticed that I […]