Forgot to mention in my last post that Rosie got her first tooth on May 21 😀
John broke a spoke on his rear wheel this morning (May 28), so we got to try my new cassette removing wrench. Worked pretty slick and we were also able to true the wheel pretty well, given the pouring rain (I included a pic of the cassette removing wrench below).
May 26 - biked 40 km from Au to Willersbach - crappy campground
May 27 - biked 30 km from Willersbach to Melk. Did a guided tour of the Benediction Abbey; baroque architecture built in 1700s. Two ceilings were painted as an illusion to make it seem like a dome, but was flat - well done, hard to tell it was a flat ceiling. 100k library collection with classic sliding ladder to access high books. John had his best bratwurst sausage of the trip for lunch.
Poured rain intensely hard while starting to cook dinner at campsite - ended up taking refuge behind a sheltered dumpster to cook chicken tacos. Somehow kids are still happy.
May 28 - biked 40 km from Melk to Krems. Poured rain hard all day while biking through beautiful vineyards and small villages with tasting rooms. Stayed in a hotel in Krems to dry out. Steph and John took a ferry to Krems and headed to a bike shop for a more precise wheel trueing and to buy a bigger rear tire - they ended up at a nearby town to stay for the night - meeting up in the morning. Still pissing rain outside as I write this, ha - it never stops. The locals say the weather is unusual for May.
John broke a spoke on his rear wheel this morning (May 28), so we got to try my new cassette removing wrench. Worked pretty slick and we were also able to true the wheel pretty well, given the pouring rain (I included a pic of the cassette removing wrench below).
May 26 - biked 40 km from Au to Willersbach - crappy campground
May 27 - biked 30 km from Willersbach to Melk. Did a guided tour of the Benediction Abbey; baroque architecture built in 1700s. Two ceilings were painted as an illusion to make it seem like a dome, but was flat - well done, hard to tell it was a flat ceiling. 100k library collection with classic sliding ladder to access high books. John had his best bratwurst sausage of the trip for lunch.
Poured rain intensely hard while starting to cook dinner at campsite - ended up taking refuge behind a sheltered dumpster to cook chicken tacos. Somehow kids are still happy.
May 28 - biked 40 km from Melk to Krems. Poured rain hard all day while biking through beautiful vineyards and small villages with tasting rooms. Stayed in a hotel in Krems to dry out. Steph and John took a ferry to Krems and headed to a bike shop for a more precise wheel trueing and to buy a bigger rear tire - they ended up at a nearby town to stay for the night - meeting up in the morning. Still pissing rain outside as I write this, ha - it never stops. The locals say the weather is unusual for May.
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