Today‘s 13.5 miles (21.6 km) was mostly on the Danube Bicycle Path (with lots of bicycles today) along the river and alongside the vineyards (mostly Grüner Veltliner varietal). BTW, the small towns I mention as from/to are so small you won’t find them on the map, and that’s why I include each day’s rough coverage. I passed the town of Dürnstein today on the other side, perhaps one of the most iconic places on the Danube, always a stop for the tour boats. Here is where the English King Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned in 1192, high up on the hill where you can still climb up to the ruins.
I also walked along apple and apricot orchards, planted like grapevines so they can be grown and harvested more efficiently. But one of my personal highlights was my race with a loaded barge going upstream with me; it was close and s/he stayed with me for a good 20 minutes and then clearly pulled ahead. It was close for a while and really had my adrenaline going—crazy!
