Riding the Danube river

Austria is crisscrossed with cycling paths but the most popular one follows the banks of the river Danube.
We rode this for 100 km from Linz to Passau. The scenery was very picturesque and the ride very easy, as the route is almost completely flat and mostly on dedicated cycle paths.

We camped at the half way point were the river bends around on its self. Rising above the banks on both sides steep mountains of trees dotted with the occasional castle.

The next day we took a ferry across and continued all the way to Passau. a beautiful town on the river.
On arrival in Passau we found a bike shop not surprising consider the amount of cycle tourist taking the river route.
I purchased a new front bag to replace the one I had that had already fallen to pieces. The bike shop owner was really friendly and invited us to have beers at the pub opposite. This is where he sits until someone walks into the store and he goes over to serve them. It wasn't long before another cycle tourist came along to the shop then straight over for a beer.
Stephen turned out to be from NewZealand and came back to the campsite and we shared a bottle of wine and bicycle stories.