Thursday 26th April
Breakfast at the youth hostel was a selection of bread, cheese and cooked meats with jams and honey as afters plus tea and coffee all part of the price for the night. I had a walk around the garden with my tea watching a pair of Red Squirrels chasing each other up and down the trees right next to me whilst listening to Blackcaps singing in the bushes.
For a change it was a beautiful day, sunny intervals at first but as we crossed the Danube out of Ulm the skies cleared to clear blue. Driving towards Munich we could se the Swiss Alps to the south standing up clear capped with white snow and Buzzards circling in the foreground. The views were truly stunning and just got better the closer to Munich we got.
We hit the 1000 miles from home mark just as we hit the outskirts of Munich and the traffic works, no real problems just lots of turns and contra-flows to contend with.
The drive up to Schliersee was beautiful up a winding valley with snow capped peaks in front of us and as we got to the village the lake opened up in front with a backdrop of green foothills into snow capped tops. We found the hotel after driving up and down the main street a few times and booked in then hit the village.
Sitting in a bar on the lakeside eating lunch and supping a cool pint in the hot sun was bliss.
After a couple of beers we walked around the bottom of the lake then back for Viv to have a snooze.
From our bedroom we can hear the cow bells clanking on the hills opposite and the view is like a chocolate box top painting across the chalets and hills. I am looking forward to a day off tomorrow from driving and chance to walk and explore.
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