Thank heavens for another coolish day (no temperatures above 30 degrees C.) and one where the boys met up for a 'Radler' (lager shandy) in Klein Pochlarn - on the north side of the Danube. Indeed, they later cycled from near Traismauer to Muckendorf (these are not made up names, honest!) before Bob called it a day and Mark continued on to the edge of the Vienna Woods - all very Johan Strauss-like.
With the 2,000 kilometres barrier exceeded today (in reality more than 2,100 kilometres or 1,312 miles in real money) to date, only 3 Lions International signs have been seen (1 in England and 2 on the French/German border) plus one for the Rotarians. Compare this to the USA when as Mark discovered 32 years ago, between California and New York every town (however small) bore signs for each charity institution operating in that location - including Lions International, Rotary, Moose, Buffalos and even the Freemasons. As a recent rejoiner of Shirley Lions Club, why do local charitable institutions in Europe hide the lights under the proverbial bushel, so to speak? Small wonder ordinary people repeatedly ask who these charities are and what they are about.
Tomorrow, Thursday, Mark will pass through Vienna and hopes to reach Bratislava in Slovakia and beyond, following the Danube all the way. Whereas, Bob intends to spend some time in Vienna before heading off through Slovakia and across Hungary. The boys aim to meet again somewhere along the Danube or perhaps in Istanbul! More reports to follow, of course.
Oil Tanker enters the Danube locks above Vienna
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