This year’s summer (not so) epic cycle trip is along the Danube from Passau to Budapest via Linz, Vienna and Bratislava.
The peloton consists once again of the Nelsons and Stapletons who completed the upper stretches of the Danube in 2017 from its source in Donaueschingen to Passau and who all agreed then that a continuation downstream to Budapest was a future escapade that must be completed. Unable to put it off much longer due to advancing age and creaking joints the team has decided that 2024 is the year to do it.
So with just 24 hours to go to departure the packing remains typically incomplete as major faffing about what to take starts to kick in. We are carrying all our own stuff so minimising the amount of spare pants and toothpaste you pack becomes critical!!
My girth size has increased dramatically over the last couple of years so an emergency trip to Decathlon was required to get a new pair of cycling shorts that didn’t actually cut off my circulation around the waist area!!
Cycling is due to start on Sunday morning 11 August assuming KLM gets us to Germany in time!
Hopefully I will do a blog update each day but you never know, fatigue and beer might kick in !!
Velodyssee 
Exciting to hear that you are off on your travels again. We were lucky to bike the first half of your trip from Passau to Vienna a few years ago and the route is superb. Don’t be too optimistic about dropping a size or two of cycle short as the vittles en route were delicious when we visited;). I look forward to your posts.
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Hi GrahamNice to hear from you.We are setting off this morning
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