Iselsberg-Bruck
View back down toward Lienz from Iselberg.
We descended down to Winklern and found an ATM. Stocked with schillings;
Scott set off to look for a bike shop that the tourism office said existed
in town. He wanted his rear wheel trued.
I rode over to Mocca & Co. for a mocha and break.
View toward the GrossGlockner from Mocca & Co., waterfalls in the distance didn't show
Scott was only able to find a gas station. The attendant was a bicyclist
and agreed to try to true the wheel unaided by a truing stand. We headed
along the valley gradually climbing for several miles. Just before Heiligenblut
the climbing picked up. Looking back, we enjoyed the waterfall across the valley.
It was a long climb up to Hochtor and the crest
of the road through the Gross Glockner. A steady drizzle started on the
climb and helped keep me from overheating.
Views on the climb
Hochtor
Hochtor summit
We stopped at the rest room at Hochtor and dressed in multiple layers fearing
a cold and wet descent.
After crossing the tunnel we found sunlight and dry roads. It was only
wet on the south side of the mountain.
The brief descent down the hump of the camel was followed by a climb up
to the other summit.
A glacier scene was in between the humps and surrounding area.
Fuschertoerl. I'm dressed in most of the biking clothes that I carried.
The descent was fast and twisty. We both stopped to cool our wheels and brakes.
We made good time to Bruck since it was almost all downhill. In Bruck we
stayed at the Hotel Lukashansl, a 600-year-old hotel that had been in the
same family for the last 400 years. We enjoyed a delicious dinner with wine
at the hotel, and then walked around town exploring. We came upon a community
band playing in the plaza. A crowd was gathered round and enjoyed the music.
When we awoke the next morning, the front had moved in and a steady rain
was falling. I told Scott I wouldn't mind riding the train to Salzburg (our
next destination) since it would be such a wet day. We went walking
to find the train station for information. I didn't have a rain hat, and
after a while turned back. Scott returned with 2 train tickets. We loaded
up and rode to the station. It was a nice ride of about 50 minutes to Salzburg.
Leaving the Salzburg train station, we made our way to the Hotel Amadeus.
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