Well. We're officially on our way to our to our start point - and so far without too much incident. Fair enough, Ben and Joe left packing up their bikes until the last minute and discovered they couldn't remove the pedals, so a quick visit to the bike shop on the way to the airport was necessary. But apart from that...

The bikes seem to have made the flight unscathed, or at least with only cosmetic damage. We're currently on the train to Brunico from Innsbruck, which lately seems to have been overrun by rowdy, antisocial & recently idiotic Swiss teenagers. Home from home.

One more change and then next stop - Brunico. We should be there around 8pm for some food and some sleep before Day One: Brunico - Trento 132km