| We began in the most beautiful part
of Germany (Bavaria), followed the Danube through Austria, through
a tip of Slovakia and deep into Hungary to Budapest.
We were pleasantly surprised by five things:
- How painless it was to organise
- How (almost) painless it was to do.
- How inexpensive it was.
- The exceptional quality of accommodation and meals.
- I can't remember the fifth. I think it was having no women around.
Or maybe how many kilometres we managed to do to the litre of beer.
One day we managed 35 - 35 kilometres per litre that is. Or maybe
it was how good we felt at the end.
None of us had cycled since our first childhood. Yet
with surprising ease we rode for two weeks along the Danube.
Each day our bags were delivered ahead of us to the
hotel for which we were heading and every day we dined and wined
with that virtuous feeling that we'd earned it.
We wrote about our experiences - especially in Stoep
Talk - and the Tour de Farce caught the imagination of the public.
An annual tour became established. We hope to add at least one new
tour annually to our list and to help others experience the pleasure
of a leisurely cycling holiday.
It's better than walking because you cover more ground.
It's better than touring in a car because you hear everything; you
can smell farms and flowers and you see so much more - and it's easy
to stop and enjoy the scenery.
And don't underestimate that virtuous feeling at the
end of each day that I mentioned.
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