At long last the heat-wave has broken and produced far more comfortable temperatures in which to cycle. Even the odd spot of rain has fallen. Bob reports that he is now near Salzburg, Austria. Whilst Mark will leave Germany and cross into Austria first thing in the morning.
A day for making fast, relaxing progress along the Danube in its most languid of conditions. Each town produced new variants on the clock tower come fairy tale castle scene. Regensburg could easily double for Cologne. But the favourite was in the city of Staubing where at 3 pm the most complicated of ring tones ever heard played the whole of one aria from Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'.
The historical centre of Regensburg
A mild climate: Angels Trumprts/Datura/Brrugmansia
Clock Tower in Straubing playing Mozart's 'Magic Flute' on the hour
With 1,800 Kilometres (1,125 miles) now under the belt in theory half the distance to Istanbul has now been covered. However, as previously described, Mark's route will add at least 200 more miles - and consequently several more days cycling.
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