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Just finished reading your journal - very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing!
1 year agoThanks Cathryn, glad you enjoyed it! Fingers crossed for next year, certainly will hope to get some of all three of those in towards the summer. Cheers!
2 years agoHi, just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading this on a grey, blustery, wet day between Christmas and New Year!! So much to look forward to next summer (sunshine, Europe, cycling). Thanks for all your hard work putting it together.
2 years agoI hiked the West Coast Trail in 1982 before there were any facilities, though where to camp was pretty obvious. What was also obvious were the little piles of toilet paper in the bushes near every camping place. Ugh!
3 years agoYou know, it really is. There are actually google reviews of the place, about half of which are saying how great it is and the other half how the lack of toilet leads to an, um, mess. It's particularly strange when the (very long!) list of official rules says it's ok to camp for 2 days. That's a long time to hold on!
3 years agoOfficially sanctioned but there isn't a toilet? That sounds very odd to me!
3 years agoIn BC (Canada) we call them 'snowsheds'. And that's exactly what they are for.
3 years agoThanks Polly! Ah, yes that sounds right - I can't remember where I got this from but do think of it every time I see an unusual equestrian pose.
3 years agoDefinitely! It's a seriously underrated destination. I hadn't really given much thought to visiting it in the past, even when in the region, and a few glances from the train window didn't do it justice.
3 years agoBoth front hooves in the air is supposed to mean 'killed in battle', I think -- but then Prof. W.I. Kipedia informs me that no-one quite knows how poor old Svatopluk met his end, so...
(V. much enjoying your travelling tales, btw!)
Okay, added Bratislava to my list.
3 years agoAhh interesting. I think I had enough water therapy myself on this day!
3 years agoThanks Steve - it's great hearing about others that have done a similar route, amazing what's still operating. I have to say I was very thankful for all the cycle paths - though the drivers were courteous to a fault, in the valleys it does seem like all the traffic gets funnelled onto a few roads. Probably a bit quieter on the roads in 1973 though!
3 years agoI rode this section in 1973. No cycle paths then, just the main road. Your Kaprun campground is probably where I bought i lagre, heavy loaf of bread. It was the only store open on Sunday morning. I stayed at the youth hostel there. In Werfen In stayed in a little inn.
3 years ago
Thanks Mark!
1 year ago