Barely a hundred kilometers south-east of Germany and they are having a heatwave. The ground is to dry to pitch your tent proberly, the air is too dry to breath and the insects are loving it and you.
Good job I only had to do 33 kilometers today. My shoulder is being uncooperative and so is the weather - 38.5 degree, as well as the country. Thought I had seen the last of the locks but they built two more just to spite me. In the Austrian's favour I have to say at least they are providing Kayak trolley on which you can put fully loaded kayaks. It's just a little complicated when you are on your own and don't want to get your water shoes wet cause they smell if you do...
I'm boiling, sweating I'm melting!!! Have I told you? It's hot!! Therefore I decided to go for a swim - in the Danube of course but not in the nude like everyone else seems to favour it here - after all I'm almost European. Still, I'm finally in the water and the Kayak safely onshore with all the hatches open in preparation for making lunch. The Danube Liner 'Regina' is passing by, creating a wave big enough to capsize my boat on land and dragging it into the river. I turned into a dolphin - had no idea I could swim like that. However, as I'm sitting safely in this internet place you may assume I got boat and most of my stuff back.
Liverpool is this year's European city of culture. Apparently it's Linz 2009 - check it out here: http://www.linz.at/
