Day Seven

DAY SEVEN

Well it’s been a week now and Glenn and I have become avid campers. Glenn does the electricity connections and I do the gas. It’s like a happily married couple – sometime like a couple of 60 years…. We woke early and after a hearty egg and croissant breakfast and Glenn’s internet fix, we headed on the road to Austria. The Austrian border was around 10 minutes drive from our campsite and we immediately entered the world of the Austrian Alps. The scenery was awesome and although the weather had chilled to around -5 degrees, it was a super drive. The sun was out again today and although there were clouds about, it made for excellent photographic opportunities. We stopped at a museum along the way at the Ehrenberg Castle. The castle was positioned strategically along a mountain pass and guarded the ancient customs route that went from Germany through to the coast in Venice. The castle was built in 1268 and was one of five independent fortifications that guarded the route. The museum was quite a pleasant surprise since it had 14 exhibition halls that independently depicted the life and times of Medieval Europe.

We especially enjoyed being able to play dress up in original suits of armor and play a quick game of dungeons and dragons – just kidding. We took some interesting photos as well and Glenn is sure the suit was made especially for him since it fitted him like a glove and he could have been ready for battle at a moments notice. We had coffee at the museum and then pressed onto our camp for the next 3 nights in Neustift – Austria. The campsite is situated right in the middle of town and we went for a local lunch upon arriving in Neustift. The afternoon was spent doing some research on the pricing of ski slopes and kitting out the 2 explorers from darkest Africa.