Vöcklabruck - an interesting detour

The road to Vöcklabruck is sunny and quickly over. It is a detour to come north from Salzburg but Bob is very enthusiastic to meet me. He is American but has lived in Austria for 31 years.  he is close to retiring as a school teacher but i think his community activism will last for many years. We talk late into the night over a great butternut squash dinner. 

He uses his house as a "crash pad" or "nomad base" for anyone who is travelling through these parts, sometimes accommodating up to 12 people at once. He confesses that this may change if he decides to take in some refugees in the coming months.

So far, the Austrians that live met have been extremely active in helping out the Syrian refugees flooding through Austria on their way to Germany.