Cycling from Switzerland to the Pamirs: Linz

Day 3: Linz - Hirschenau 82 km
Day 4: Hirschenau - Krems 83 km

Apparently Switzerland is under snow but here along the Danube, the sun is back :)

Getting out of Linz was a bit challenging and we had to cycle 20 km to go back to the wilderness but after that the conditions were ideal. As it was sunny and the surroundings nice, we decided to have a pick nick along the river and try our stove again. And this time it worked! So either our stove does not like the rain or there is something we hadn't understood the first time. So it's working really well but only on super power mode, perfect to boil our water quickly but fondue on the stove is gonna be tricky... We ll keep you updated!
We followed the Donau Radweg the whole day and stopped just after Hirschenau to camp. The temperature is pretty ok when you cycle but it gets really cold as soon as you stop moving so camping is still a bit tough at the moment.

The morning from day 4 brought us to Melk and was similar to the previous days. Except that it was windy and in the wrong direction so the Kilometers are harder. We stopped under the beautiful Melk Abbey for lunch to have a Schnitzel and get some energy. In the afternoon we cycled through vineyards and crossed beautiful old villages. The last kilometers were hard, we felt our legs and Leila started to feel pain in a knee. We found a guesthouse in Krems to spend the night, the area was too urbanized to find a place to camp.