Thunderstorms in Bavaria
05.30 Wake up (for the third time - more on that shortly). Trapped in tent until 6.45 by torrential rain squalls and thunder/lightening but spend the time programming the GPS for no motorways and some of the roads I intend to ride in Romania.
On the road by 7.15 already a long way behind the plan. However, I also now have a scheduled detour (20km) to a Decathlon store as my self inflating mat has reversed and is now self deflating hence the 3 wake ups to re inflate during the night.
Decathlon closed. What. Should open at 9.30 and now 9.35. Waited until 9.50 then gave up. Tried to go and get coffee. Nowhere open.? Is it a Sunday? No. A quick Google reveals Thursday 20th June is Corpus Christi, a Bavariam Bank Holiday. Arrrgh.
Back on the road by 10.10 and heading for Austria who also have a bank holiday meaning a lack of coffee shops so fuel station coffee and croissant it is then.
540 km (of countryside and small trunk roads) later now at my campsite for the evening in Austria looking forward to tomorrow. Whichever way I go, Slovenia or Hungary, it will be a new country for me.
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