It is hard to believe July is already here.

It is even harder to believe I will turn 30 exactly one month from today 👀

Week 88 was a fun one!

Bored Panda, a popular online magazine, reached out for a few comments to go along with this article about cultural differences between America and Europe.

Due to this interview, we received a lot more traffic to our pack mama YouTube channel and website! People from 25 different countries clicked to learn more about our journey. The majority are from the US and Austria, but a handful came from the UK and Australia! This extra attention pushed me to spend some time updating our pages. Some new blurbs and a few new pictures help tell our story after being here for a year and a half.

Saturday

Our weekend started 10 minutes away from our house at a local “U-pick” strawberry field called erdbeerland ohlsdorf.

The field was pretty picked over, so this was the final day to pick. Luckily, there was still enough for us to fill up our container. The experience was fun and the scenery alone was well worth the drive over.

Eric and I sampled one in the field and it was the sweetest strawberry I have ever tasted!

After we picked our berries, we grabbed our SUPs and drove to Ebensee at the other end of our lake.

While this side of the lake is a little windier, we love that it has a sandbar where you can hop off and walk around. The water is super cold, but, after a few minutes, we were used to it.

The conditions at this end of the lake are perfect for windsurfing and sailing, so we had some good entertainment watching the surfers and sailors all around us.

Sunday

We SUP’d again, but this time along the esplanade in Gmunden.

After an hour or so of paddling around, we made our way to a dock along the edge of town to enjoy a scoop of ice cream. As we approached the dock, a swan flew out of the way. If you have never seen a swan fly, it is a cool thing to see. They literally run on top of the water while their wings lift them up. I am determined to capture a photo of them flying someday soon.

The swans in Gmunden love to hang out by the edge, so several of them came really close to us while we were docked. So close we were nervous they were going to hop up on our SUPs.