We are approaching Graz here and we are getting dizzy with excitement. Percy is even taking artistic pictures of fountains!
Crash!
Alice was hit from behind – small bump but the driver scarpered.
Here is a pic of the car from my rear facing camera…
Unfortunately a badly broken front brake leaver…
Although there is anger, stress and worry, Percy pulled out a spare lever from his bag! Genius. So her bike was fixed in 15 mins. After a coffee, it was almost (and I mean almost) forgotten.
Off to Graz
Found the hotel and all good. Except for Bill causing the fire alarm to go off because of excessive use of deodorant! I’m serious. He set off the sensor in his room and the fire dept turned up when the alarm was set off. Unreal.
He puts on three layers of spray – Apparently he doesn’t like to risk sweating!
BIG waterfall
Ended up at Krimml and as the weather was alright, we headed up to the waterfall. Astounding.
The thing is, Alice said it was a steady walk to the top. Nothing strenuous or anything. When climbing up the path to tho top I kept looking round for Sherpa Tensing. Then on the way back I needed crampons, not a pair of trainers!
But at least I got some exercise. 🙂
Mixed grill back in the hotel and a ‘few’ beers soon calmed my nerves.
Stupid Weather
Can’t believe it. Just as we crossed the Austrian Alps, the skies opened up and dumped a load of wet stuff on us. Couldn’t see any of the mountains hardly. Grrrr.
Holed up in Innsbruck now and after a meal in a beerkeller and a crap nights sleep we are off to Krimini (?) tomorrow to see the waterfall. Like that’s going to happen. Weather is bad tomorrow too.
Still, all looks fine for the racing at the weekend.
Roll on Rossi!
Puncture Girl
Alice got a puncture. Went down fast, it did. But Percy and I couldn’t wait to utilise the “Stop and Go” puncture repair tyre plugger kit I’d brought along. Alice just wanted a new girlie tyre.
The Stop and Go stemmed the leak enough to ride it. But off we went in search of tyres. A bit of running around but we came across a place that had tyres and were actually helpful (!) and all was fixed during a coffee.
A Monster about to be surgically operated on…
The cause….
No wonder we were only able to stem the leak! This was found inside the tyre.
Chechy Choppies
This is cool! No, really. I want to drive one.
Noddy Holder
Decided to get North side of Lake Konstaz to a place the sat nav recognised. Nottengrottenburgersen or something.
Nice place. Turns out Alice and Percy had booked here as well. Must stop meeting like this! Anyway they wouldn’t let me into their hotel. Apparently chocolate bikes only allowed. So was referred to another which I have to say, if I had a hotel, it would be like this. Brilliant. Hotel Adler.
Everything electric and posh.
View from the window – so what eh? But you can See A&P’s hotel. Ah ha.
Off to Innsbruck to see some Gross Knockers apparently.
Fuel Solution
Ok, I found this wonderful ‘KTM Anti Fuel Gauge Device’. Very high tech but works a treat.
Crash Bars
Noooo, I didn’t crash a bar! But met some chap at the fuel stop (yet another) with a 1290. ALL the bits on it I want. Super crash bars. Will be well useful when SWMBO runs over my bike again.
