Distance cycled today: 48km (we must be getting fit as it seemed like a short ride)

Total distance cycled to date: 378km

With a very slight groan we donned our helmets and bike gear, had one last cafe latte and set off from Vienna round 9am hoping to get most of the way before the forecast rain…..hmmmmm.

It didn’t take us long to get back into bike mode. Mostly travelling through forest and wetlands – no villages today- which made it easy to ride fast(ish).

This part of the Danube trail was wide and flat, although gravel (rather than paved) which made for a bit of a muddy trip one the rain came down…and boy did it come down!

Arrived in Hainburg just after lunchtime. It is a walled city dating back to 1010 – walls still in tact and ruins of the old fortress up on a hill. We are staying in an old monastery – recently re-fitted as a hotel – absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully this means our prayers for good weather tomorrow will be heard!