A bright and sunny day – in fact it stayed that way all day
apart from the occasional patches of “low cloud”. We realised that most of the
route is over 2000ft amsl and several times we topped 3000ft.
Our plan today was to include some shopping and get some LPG
but we quickly noticed the supermarkets were closed and many of the town shops
also. However the “tourist” spots were jam-packed full and a quick check of the
diary revealed today was a public holiday – Oktoberfest of course. But it wasn't
just the towns that were full; every tourist area out in the countryside was
also packed with cars, coaches and of course motorhomes. However as everyone
else appeared to be parked up, the roads were not at all busy, except of course
in the touristy towns – which was most of them.
As a travel note, we found an automated LPG station but, as
at the stellplatze last night, it wouldn't take any of our cards. For future
travels we must try and ensure we have at least one EC card. We did find gas
though at an open tankstelle (petrol station) where we could use cash.
Along the way we saw many old tractors, most of them pulling antiquated trailers of some sort. We have no idea what they were all about, or where they were going - but it was all quite slowly.........
We think today has been the best day so far for scenery; the
autumn colours of the forests combined with the mountains, all bathed in warm
sunshine made for some fantastic viewing. We've tried some photos but the usual
applies.
Lunch was in a layby overlooking a lake before we were off
again, dodging the motorcycle clubs who were out in packs. Later on we realised
that finding a place to stop tonight might be problematical, especially as our
timing showed us to be around Garmisch-Partinkirschen, a popular skiing centre.
As predicted this largish town was very busy and we approached the large
stellplatze with some trepidation. However there were a couple of spaces left
so we squeezed in and discovered the parking fee included tourist passes, covering
free bus travel which we may well make use of, the town being a little way off.
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| Look carefully, there's a mountain silhouetted against the clouds |
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