Trip Update

Well, we've been doing a bit more planning on our rest day in Linz, and it looks like the Alps are a no-go. The weather is the problem, forecasts show a temperature in Linz or Graz of around 0 degrees at night, which means our three days wild camping in the Alps at altitude will be very definately sub-zero.

We don't have the kit to deal with that sort of cold, we've had a few nights around the 4 degree mark, and we got very little sleep due to the violent shivering! Now, we both love a bit of suffering, but there the risk of death is just a little bit too high.

So we're taking a detour and adding some more km's!! We'll go via Bratislava and Zagreb, hitting both Slovakia and Hungary. I'm keen to pop round Lake Balaton again, that place is beautiful, but it's a long way East from the Adriatic.

We feel a little bit like wimps but we think this is the best course of action. Look out for our new route (which won't overlap the green) as it comes!

Geoff and Duncan