Woke up to grey skies and drizzle but set off through half a dozen cobblestoned towns, through the vineyards of the wachau region. Almost saw the sun and then stopped at a winery for a 10am tasting (4 generous pours for 7€) and got back on the bikes a little less stable. And then the rain came. Steadily, and getting harder. Not too cold, but by the time we got to melk we were all pretty chilled and soaked. Well, except audrey on the boat, and the chodirkers/sam who lingered at the winery. Had to wait for the boat so found a restaurant and bought lots of soup and hot cocoa. 4pm departure, without anne & jj as they're taking train back to Munich for an early flight.
Sunday was a reversal of prior week for most (boat/bus/train) then combo of various activities in Munich (some went to dachau, others toured), with about half of us meeting up at hofbrauhaus for a last meal, with beer and pretzels. Some travel snafus (wrong hotel, delays), probably most interesting was "your papers please' on s-bahn. If you take a train in germany, public transit is free that day. But when the handwritten names on the train ticket dont match the people on the subway, they were not happy. But all ended well and after getting separated/lost at Munich airport, we all made it to our varied destinations, most heading home the next day.
Fantastic blog, and great last shot on cobblestone through town. Wonderful trip.
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