We have just arrived in Vienna it is very hot and Norman has his Captains hat on again.  We stayed in a beautiful spa village in Slovakia last night and took the motorway across the border into Austria.  We are heading for Graz and hope to be in a bar for the important Germany v Turkey semi final! 

So far today there have been no breakdowns or hours spent at Border crossings and Norman has not dropped the bike for two days. 

The trip through the Ukraine was fantastic and showed how different rural Ukraine is from the cities.  Everyone in the poor agricultural areas waved to us and was very friendly and the countryside was fantastic with nesting stalks on top of lampposts and old ladies tending their individual cows by the side of the road. 

So far on the mechanical front two Hondas and a Triumph have had electrical faults and Norman’s lost a bearing on the BMW. 

Mosquitoes are everywhere and some of us have had to have blood transfusions to replace what the mosquitoes have taken! 

So, for now, over and out.  Hope Germany wins!