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Stage 6 – Altmunster (Gmunden) to Bad Aussee via a train ride from Bad Ischl to Bad Aussee – 40km (08-May-2015)

Probably the best day so far, weather wise. Checked out the Internet to make sure that Liverpool winning 4-0 against Barcelona wasn’t a dream.
Susanne, my host surprised me with a breakfast (wasn’t included); a healthy one at that, a fruit smoothy and gluten free cereal with coconut milk, which was a first for me. Another surprise was a gift of a pair of gloves; she heard me talking about the difficulty I was having purchasing gloves over dinner last night.
Back on the road around 9am and for a change it was all downhill to Gmunden for a quick ride around the town centre.



Then it was on to the smooth bike path, 25km, along the Traunsee to Bad Ischl. It’s really nice not to worry about cars; mind you there is mutual respect between the motorists and cyclists over here on the roads.



Closer to Bad Ischl, I ran into a German couple, Werner and Maddi who were taking a short rest from their ride.  After exchanging travel experiences, I made my way to the station at Bad Ischl  to catch the train to Bad Aussee where I am staying at a bed breakfast.  A very nice one and better still a very friendly host.

Originally I planned to ride all the way to Bad Aussee; but after learning that it involved a 920m climb over 24km; decided that the train was a better way to go.
After checking into my B&B, took a ride around Altausseer See, made famous in the Bond movie Spectre. Breathtaking scenery.


The forecast for the next few days is not good. Hoping to go to Hallstatt tomorrow and then by bike to St Gilgen and a bus ride from there to Salzburg
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