cool days, colder wind

Yesterday was the first day on the Duna in vac. We started our programme with a drive up to Slovakia where we tried to locate a starting point. Somehow, all conditions were against us today with the skin biting 13 deg air temp , strong winds and rain. This was coupled with our car breaking down a kilometer from the starting point, a screwed up rudder and ships going up and down the Duna rather frequently. Despite them all, we managed to finish our 40km back to vac. What a way to start. The Duna is as I remember it to be.