Once through the lock at Melk and on our way to Spiz the scenery gets very interesting. We start to see more vineyards and realize the people we talked to at the lock were right and we should stop and explore this region.
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From Linz to Melk
We left from Linz early (early for us) and did not know how far we would get that day. The weather was gorgeous and the scenery no less gorgeous than the weather. Because of the very fast current we traveled 100 km and got to the 4th locks …
Around LINZ
Countryside overlooking the city of LinzOttensheim Castle
The lock at Ottensheim
The City of Linz is just 5 km past the lock at OttensheimWe had to wait our turn. There were a couple of large commercial ships in the lock
Schlögen Austria
About 15 km past the Austrian boarder there is what’s called the “Schlögen Schlinge” A 180 degree bend in the Danube. We stayed in the marina (you can just see it in the left of the picture) and walked up the mountain to the look out over this p…
Summer daze…
Ahoy, my friends! No Bahamian history lesson today, rather, just the usual travelogue and commentary on our escapades of late! We spent one day being somewhat industrious for ourselves, doing a bit of routine maintenance: oil change for the 12 kW gense…
Lake Superior 2011
LAKE SUPERIOR: The Indian name for Lake Superior is Kitchi gami. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes by both surface area and volume. By surface area, it is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Superior contains more water than all the other Great Lakes combined. It contains 10% of all […]
Sizzlin’ Hot Summer
Late afternoon thunderstorm at Breton Bay. Unofficially, the start of summer is Memorial Day, and ever since that time we have been tortured with high temps and humidity. B…
Austria
It is interesting how different each country is.We are now in Austria and the Danube wanders through the Austrian alps.Very picturesque. A typical Austrian house on the banks of the Danube.
sights of Passau
The big cathedral with the largest pipe organ in the world!!!!! Just some sights of Passau. Only Michal Nelson will understand why I took this picture!!!!1 Why did this remind me of you Mike?????And this reminded me of our grandson Bo!…
