Motorcycling Tour Ireland to Romania Ep 15 - The Fabulous GROSSGLOCKNER PASS in AUSTRIA in RAIN !!

Motorcycle Tour Ireland to Romania Ep 15 -
In this episode, we left our hotel in Kotschach - Mauthen, and took the mountain roads through Oberdrauberg, Mölltaler, Winklern, Iselberg, Mortschach until we got to the roundabout, to go on the Toll Road ( 28 euro per bike), and head to the Grossglockner Pass and the Kaiser Franz Josef Glacier - beautiful scenery all along the route, but the weather turned the higher we went - grey skies and rain - but what a road to experience and even better in the dry - another Pass that must have been built by bikers, for bikers.
We saw the glacier waters in the lake, the glacier is receding like all around the world, but I hadn't expected to see a chunk of it floating in the lake.
The run down the mountain was great, especially to see the views from a different angle, and then we took the road for Salzburg, back up the mountain and once again, were treated to amazing views on an amazing road. If we thought the weather was bad on the way up, when we went through the tunnel at the top, the mist was so thick, it was a real struggle to see much, but this too improved, the lower we went.
Definitely I would go back here and hopefully will be luckier, with the weather, but delighted we got to go there, even on the rain etc.
We travelled on through Austria and then found a hotel in St Johann I'm Pongau, which was a pretty town, but Raymond and I found a nearby bar for a couple of beers, before heading to bed. John went straight to bed.
A long day.....all part of the journey.

BACKGROUND
Bucket List Trip to Transfargarasan Pass leaving via Ballygawley in Co Tyrone Ireland ( our meeting point ) to our ferries - Belfast / Cairnryan then Newcastle / Ijmuiden.

We set off to ride from Ireland to ride the Tranfargarasan Pass in Romania - a road recommended by BBC Top Gear as one of the best roads, so we travelled through 15 countries, travelled 4558 miles door to door, saw fantastic sights, roads, BEARS !! Met loads of interesting people and experienced a trip of a life time / bucket list stuff- just fantastic.

A mix of camping and hotels, but such a bit of craic along the way. Very lucky men and thanks to all who held the fort at home when we were away !!

I hope the trip footage helps inspire you to maybe take the plunge and try riding to some of your bucket list places etc - if we can do it, hopefully, so can you.

Cheers. T