Disembarkment

Today was the end of our Danube cycle tour. The ship sailed during the night toward Passau and following breakfast we had to vacate our rooms by 9 a.m. Once the ship arrived in Passau and docked we were able to disembark by 11 a.m. We bade farewell to our newfound friends and cycle companions. Even though we all had a great week together with lots of fun and laugther, everyone seemed eager to get on their way either home or to the next stop on their vacations. Some were returning home, others travelling on to Prague or back to Vienna for a longer stay. We are now back in our hotel in Passau and tomorrow will make our way via train to Freising. We will pick up a rental car there and travel to the Black Forest. We have a self-catering apartment at the HausWussler in Gengenbach -- which is a family farm. We will spend the next 5 days exploring the southwest area of Germany before we return to Munich and our flight home. WOW - Looking back over the last 4 weeks, it has been quite an adventure. We are so pleased that we have been able to come here and do and see everything we have. We biked over 175 km in Croatia, lots of it hard climbing for long stretches. Then 250 km in 4 countries, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria. 425 km overall - way to go Louisa. It is hard to believe it all but we do have pictures to prove it, so it must be true.