Oops, bet they didn’t expect to see two ambulances at their wedding!
After a quick breakfast of boiled eggs and bread, we set off early to Prague. Due to time limitations (also finding parking for two ambulances in the centre of the capital was impossible) we opted to have a drive-by sight seeing tour as many of the team had previously visited Prague. Cruising around the centre resulted in getting lost once again. Despite crashing a Czech wedding, we managed to get back on the road and we left in search of Austria.
Czech dual carrigeways have easily been the worst roads we have encountered so far. A bump every 5m or so (possible due to the road beng made from stone slabs) resulted in 2 hours of uncomfortable, noisy riding. Getting on the smaller roads after was the best decision of the day. Unfortunately, these roads developed a vibrating issue in Endeavour giving the entire team a sense of déjà vu.
Vienna did not provide the saving grace in the form of a good garage and after a mega traffic jam trying to escape our driving tour we decided to press on to Bratislava. We started by scouting out a place for wild camping later and stumbled upon a huge national park style woods with some great looking cycle trails. A quick drive to the centre then found us eating and drinking some local food, Goulash all round!
I can sympathise with your vehicular problems. Stuck on Oxford Circus yesterday with no gears is no fun. Looks like you are seeing some amazing places. Happy trucking on Day 7 and beyond. Hope A&E can stay the course.