Day 33 — Cross Cave, Bear Bones, a Failed Ferrata, and the Road Back to Salzburg

Thursday, May 21, 2026 Route: Ljubljana, Slovenia → Križna Jama / Cross Cave → attempted via ferrata near Karawanks Tunnel → Salzburg, Austria The final day of the road-trip chapter…

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Day 17 — Trick Fountains, Picnic Lunch, and Sliding Into the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 After the cliff-climbing, lake-floating, mountain-gazing adventure of the day before, we decided that Tuesday, May 5, 2026, should begin slowly. Not “we’re exhausted and cannot move”…

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Day 15 — Leaving the Avalon Passion, Train Confusion, Salzburg Friends, and The Sound of Music Streets

Sunday, May 3, 2026 On Sunday, May 3, 2026, we woke up in Vilshofen, Germany, and this was the morning we left the Avalon Passion. After a week of letting…

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