Upcoming Austria Drive

[Mr Filipov]

You seem to be missing the headlight stickers, naughty naughty hahaha

 

[Wighty]

You seem to be missing the headlight stickers, naughty naughty hahaha

No "like" for you buddy , they are both on there

 

[Mr Filipov]

No "like" for you buddy , they are both on there

They are so stealth I completely missed them haha

 

[Wighty]

Leaving Austria tomorrow , the loose plan if the weather is decent (which it looks to be on the forecast) is to head down towards the Stelvio pass in Italy and probably get accomodation before it so i can hit it Sunday morning . Then it will be heading north through Switzerland

 

[sonic]

Leaving Austria tomorrow , the loose plan if the weather is decent (which it looks to be on the forecast) is to head down towards the Stelvio pass in Italy and probably get accomodation before it so i can hit it Sunday morning . Then it will be heading north through Switzerland

Everything is expensive in Switzerland, don't use the autobahn unless you have a pass. They are about £40 & the minimum is 12 months.
Have a look at the north side of the Bodensee or Lake Constance, Lindau is a nice stop off. Also the Zeppelin Museum is at Friedrichshafen, well worth a visit.

 

[Wighty]

Stopped in a Gastoff just short of the Stelvio pass . Passed some stunning scenery today. Here are a couple of pics

 

[Wighty]

Hell of a lot of Porsches and motorbikes on these roads . The passes must be a Mecca for sports cars .

 

[grayb]

Hell of a lot of Porsches and motorbikes on these roads . The passes must be a Mecca for sports cars .

We were there in Porsches a couple of years ago...

 

[Wighty]

We were there in Porsches a couple of years ago...

I'm trying to talk Mrs Wighty into the possibility of getting a Porsche in a couple of years ! Saw about 20 in convoy earlier today

 

[McDonald]

Great pictures Wighty, it looks like a splendid roofless drive. Keep posting pix.

 

[LostKiwi]

I'm trying to talk Mrs Wighty into the possibility of getting a Porsche in a couple of years ! Saw about 20 in convoy earlier today

Careful Wighty - you might have a mid wife crisis!

 

[sonic]

Stopped in a Gastoff just short of the Stelvio pass . Passed some stunning scenery today. Here are a couple of pics View attachment 45717 View attachment 45718 View attachment 45719

Great wheat beer, wizen pils.

 

[sonic]

Hell of a lot of Porsches and motorbikes on these roads . The passes must be a Mecca for sports cars .

Off the Picos de Europe on the bike shortly.

 

[Wighty]

Did the Stelvio this morning in fantastic weather and was over it before 10.30am and the traffic built up . Jesus what a pass. I must admit to being nervous most of the way up . Mrs Wighty was like a fighter pilot navigator looking for incoming dangers round the corners from above and below when I couldn't turn my head because of concentrating . Anyway glad we did it . In southern Germany now exhausted and hoping to get to Calais tomorrow afternoon/ evening .

 

[Wighty]

Great wheat beer, wizen pils.

Gave me a head ache all day! But yes tasty beer

 

[Glynn350]

Awesome!

 

[keefysher]

Did the Stelvio this morning in fantastic weather and was over it before 10.30am and the traffic built up . Jesus what a pass. I must admit to being nervous most of the way up . Mrs Wighty was like a fighter pilot navigator looking for incoming dangers round the corners from above and below when I couldn't turn my head because of concentrating . Anyway glad we did it . In southern Germany now exhausted and hoping to get to Calais tomorrow afternoon/ evening . View attachment 45746 View attachment 45747 View attachment 45748 View attachment 45749 View attachment 45750

Just showed this to MrsP and asked her where it was. She told our daughter 'Stelvio, we drove that'. Technically 'we' did, but twas me behind the wheel.

 

[grayb]

Good move on avoiding the traffic on the Stelvio! We did one run down and another back up.

 

[Srdl]

Awesome and scary!

 

[Wighty]

Two final pics , the Stelvio pass viewed from the "main" Italian south side , and a good one of one of the bends .