We have continued to make good progress on from Bulgaria but have been delayed a little in Romania due to the high winds. Before entering the Black Sea, the Danube snakes north up through Bralia and Galatia (below) before heading east through the delta. When the river headed north, we faced the strongest winds we have had so far on […]

It was a bit of a slow start today when we thought me might get stopped and/or arrested as the Hungarians had shut the Danube to all but essential traffic. It did allow is to refuel on water and some food though and we set off when part of the river re-opened. The river is obviously high and there are […]

We got off to a good start yesterday, clearing four locks and 133km, well above our 100km a day target. Jockenstein lock was the last calling point in Germany before heading into Austria. The views as we are rowing are incredible. Lots of little picture perfect Austrian villages squeezed onto the mountainside. Today the target is to get to Vienna. […]

We are off! Yesterday we set off from Passau and made it to the Jockenstein lock. Straight out of a James Bond set, the last German lock came complete with henchmen in uniforms riding trollies. Today we crossed the border into Austria passing some amazing scenery.

Today we are finally leaving Ulm after unexpectedly staying here for a week. We didn’t expect to be stranded here due to the flooding but we could not have asked for a better place to be than Ulm. Everyone here has been so welcoming and generous. In the short time we have been here we have learnt about Ulm and […]

‘In Ulm, um Ulm, un Ulm herum’ is a tongue twister meaning ‘in Ulm, around Ulm, all around Ulm’ and that is pretty much what we have been up to. The Danube is still suffering from the worst flooding in 500 years of German records and the worst flooding ever in Hungary so we have been waiting for the water […]

The Danube is still too high to set off safely so we find ourselves enjoying another day in the fine city of Ulm. The locks are still closed because of the high water but we walked down the river to check the route anyway. We’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to see a bit of Ulm including climbing the minster […]

The boat has safely arrived thanks to Gary from Aquila Logistics so we are good to go… Except for the record flooding – the worst in 500 years. We learnt a new German word; Katastrophonalarumn. The good news is the water levels are dropping quite markedly in Ulm so fingers crossed we can set off soon. This is unlikely to […]

It’s an overcast but dry day in Ulm, Germany. The Danube is still high so it looks like we are staying here for a while when the boat arrives this afternoon. We had a brilliant night last night with everyone at Ulmer Ruderclub. They seem to think it’ll take a few days for the water to drop enough.