5 days in Berchtesgaden r&r were just sufficient to deal with the trauma of getting there (see previous post)! Kev and I were back talking and the nervous twitch that had me going for the steering wheel every time KH did a left turn had just about gone!
This area is a hidden gem not that well known to Aussies except for maybe the ski set. Stunning mtns, alpine meadows, gingerbread houses, crystal clear rivers and turquoise coloured lakes make this one of my favorite places in Europe.
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| Salzburg panorama |
To aid our recovery we took on the role of tourists visiting Hitlers Eagle Nest and bunkers, walking the streets of picturesque nearby Salzburg, traversing the beautiful Konigsee and walking to the foot of Mt Watzman at 2700 meters and generally taking in some of the incredible views by journeying to the top of Mt Jenner by cable car and driving the incredible Rosstrabe ridgeback rd at 1600 meters with it's amazing views over Austria and Germany.
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| Incredible views of the Konigsee from Mt Jenner |
I did also seek out employment for KH at the local salt mines but with no vacancies we settled for the touristy but fun tour.
The weather after the chill of the UK has been hard to take with every day sunny and hot in the high 20s early 30s topped with high humidity levels.
To our delight we caught up with 2 poms husband and wife Kev & Julia holidaying in Europe - both shared the pain and ecstasy of our Tibet ride with us in 2010 so 3 nights were spent reminiscing.
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| Eagles Nest |
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| Pommie & Aussie Kev's - Eagles Nest |
We also discussed numerous world problems like why the Uk has such crap showers and crap weather and according to Aussie Kev crap crapppers. With some fancy footwork we were able to avoid why Australia has such a crap cricket team and instead reflected on our cycling prowess - and we are called bad losers !
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| Kev on the Konigsee |
of company and both Aussie Kev and self might have needed a dry out clinic. For the record K&J are doing brilliantly in retirement and hope to grace our shores in 2013.
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| Mike amidst the unmarked ruins of Hitlers' Berghof |
After a great time and great company it was time to move on with our Europe cycling odyssey
Ps you may notice there is no mention of car driving in the above blog after my therapist advised that i should avoid the topic until fully recovered !
Pas The 40kms mentioned came from a great ride to Berchtegaden and back across the Austrian border!
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