8 May in Aschach

This post is out of order as we could not send this one earlier so used the
cell phone to update and send pictures.

Not sure yet but may revert to the older method of using the cell phone for
posting, sending camera pictures only to flickr and add comments, like this
one, when connections are possible.

The ride out of Passau to Aschach was probably the best ride of the trip
so far. Scenery and weather both cooperated. That and one ferry ride, we
could have taken more but the ride was so nice we took the road.

Once on the South bank the area became rural and very quiet. Stopped at a
farm for lunch and had our first "Most". Did not realize at the time, read
about it later in the day, that this area is famous for its "Most", a light
colored but strongly alcoholic (clost to 5%) apple and pear cider. On the
9th we will go through a village that has special orchards and a museum of
"Most".

Don pointed out correctly (discussed this with some locals) that we were at
a "jausensatation". This I learned is an Austrian word and does not really
exist in German. The beer garden in Linz on the 9th had a variation on the
spelling Jaus'n or some close variation.

The number of fellow traveler has increased dramatically; maybe more in one
day than all previous days combined. The weekend ride will be very crowded,
maybe we will need a number to get on the road.

We met couples from Check and from Slovacia, they asked us for advice as
their german was non-existant. In general much harder to strike up a
conversation as so many are going the same way it is like being in a popular
resort.

Walked around the lovely town of cafes and riverside views. Went into the
shops and found that we could barely understand the local dialect. The items
on the menu are very similar but the spelling and punctuation are quiet
different. The dialect is something like Mulhlenfrienden.

QB found a number of Gartenswerk (gnomes) to both admire in the shops and
photograph on the road. Their pictures as well as others are now on flickr.

Linz is a one day city so we will move onto Enns tomorrow. Enns by their
marketing is the oldest city in Austria.

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