Our Island Home

Well ladies and gentlemen, we finally did it. We have officially set foot on all seven continents, yippee! We landed in Toronto straight after our epic bike ride from Vienna to Budapest and limped our way over to the rental car. We were off to Niagara Falls - woooooooo. As we approached the hotel, we could see little droplets of water landing on the windscreen from the falls. The anticipation!!! CHIXRULE! Big cars evvvvvverywhere Everyone is SO NICE in Canada. People were opening doors for us and saying good morning as they got into the elevator. I was loving it. And this was before I even left the hotel!  While Brad attended his conference, I was able to catch up with a good friend from Cairns who lives not far from Niagara Falls and enjoy maximum baby cuddle time with their 3 month old. I explored the town of Niagara Falls and crossed the pedestrian bridge into the US to check out their side of the falls, too. Canadian side is better, just in case you ...

We begin our story in Vienna, where we met up with a couple of Melbournians to begin our trip down the Danube Bike Trail all the way from Vienna to Budapest, passing through Slovakia on the way. 354 kms on a bike baby!!! Some people might plan for a trip like this by training for it. And look, the thought did cross our mind, but the "she'll be right" approach seemed much more appealing, so we went with that. Riding a bike is just like riding a bike, right?? Worse comes to worst, it was just 5-7 days of pure hell and we would survive. At least we'd be spending quality time with good friends. (Note: said Melbournians are ride-to-work each day kind of people aka cycling professionals. No pressure.) First day excitement; we were so young and innocent then Back to Vienna, where we woke up bright and early - eager to get on our way. We picked up our bikes (which did not have drink bottle holders - always a good sign), packed our panniers and got on our way. First, a ride th...