KH started off the outward leg having to be saved by a local from his loaded runaway trolley at Edinburgh airport that threatened to
impale him against a wall
This however was nowhere near as spectacular as his effort at the other end in Munich when attempting to exit a downhil flatbed escalator when he again lost his load sprawling bike boxes and luggage bags over the exit causing a panic amongst approaching airline staff who had to rapidly walk backwards to avoid the impending carnage!
It could have got much worse for us soon after when attempting to exit the terminal car park with our hire car when we were about to go down the single lane one way ramp the wrong way - many thanks by the way to the German who's panic filled screams saved the day!
Once out on the road I did my best to add to the tally of events by advising KH to stay in the left lane until he got used to the Left hand drive - It wasn't until Kev asked why were all the trucks in the fast lane (right lane) that i realised my mistake - a quick look backwards confirmed the error with cars piled back a good 1/2 km!
Apart from an attempt to go round a roundabout the wrong way and a couple of efforts to turn left into oncoming traffic all went well ... (now that I remember) apart from KHs attempt to constantly drive on the footpath after having been traumatised by the above incidents!
About 10 yrs older we finally arrived at our accommodation at the incredibly scenic Bayerische
Gmain - unique, our accommodation that is, in that the river and forest adjacent to the property formed the Austrian border
The journey confirmed a couple of things 1) This is where the UK summer has been hiding with a temp just under 30c 2)That Bavaria apart from having men running around in tight leather shorts has some damned fine mtn scenery!
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| Overlooking Austria from the Panorama Strasse Berchtegaden |
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