Another day over, or almost, and yet again temperatures have reached 33 and I gave in and used the aircon. Arrived in Vienna (well somewhere on the outskirts) mid afternoon and my first appointment was with a long cool bath!!! Couldn't get the water to come out of the Austrian shower. Not sure if I'm being stupid or whether it is broken and frankly too embarrassed to ask incase I am being stupid!! Anyway, the bath made a change and I certainly felt cooler afterwards. Yet again I have been able to park the car opposite the window - ok I am 4 floors up but at least I can see it which is comforting.
Had to pay toll charges for the first time today when I crossed into Austria. Yet again there were no border checks. Haven't shown anyone my passport since I left Dover except today in the hotel. Anyway wasn't sure what to do about paying motorway tolls so stopped at a service station soon after crossing the border and after some investigation found that I had to buy a sticky thing to put on the windscreen which lasts for 5 days and allows me unlimited driving on the motorway. Perhaps I should drive round and round all night to make the most of it!!!!
Tomorrow is potentially the most difficult part of the journey. I will certainly have to go through border controls when I go into Slovakia and show all sorts of documentation. I would value prayers that I don't have to empty the car or undo my vacuum packed clothes. If I let the air into those bags I don't think that I will ever get them back into the car. So far everything has gone very well and I have had great fun so hopefully tomorrow will also go smoothly and I will be able to get to school in time for the staff photographs!
The holiday is almost over and now the work begins!
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