We cycled the S. shore of Bodensee, & then lake Untersee, our 12th & final Swiss lake. The water was very busy with yachts & dinghys. The cycle route took us alongside the railway, passed many village stations, & over innumerable level crossings. We saw more touring cyclists today than we have seen in our entire lives! There were also herds of Roller-Bladers & Nordic-Walkers of all ages.
The Rhein-side campsite near Schaffhausen has lawns down to the waters edge. We breakfasted next morning beside some hopeful looking ducks, & watched early morning scullers pulling hard against the very strong current. Only a few miles from here we had magnificent views from a fortified village over the Rheinfalls, where 600cu.m/sec of water pours over enomous boulders in a white frenzy.
The cycle path now took us through villages of timber frame houses. In one of these the Rolls-Royce Appreciation Society of Switzerland was meeting, & showing a fine collection of vintage cars. We camp at Zurzach. The 2 Dutch touring cyclists on the next pitch are cycling to Rome from Maastricht, & give us directions to our next campsite N. of Basel. We found this most useful at the end of the following day, as Basel was a mares nest. An attractive old town, with fountains, murals & trams, but complicated by roadworks & some enormous football event they were hosting. Eventually we found our way to the recommended site in the French village of Huningue. The dutch touring cyclist here was also cycling to Rome!
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- Sus and Mike
- In our retirement, cycling Europe (and elsewhere) before we get too old. This blog now has records of our tours of the UK (2007), Western Europe (2007/8), Australia (2008/9), UK to Hungary (2011), the Celtic Tour (spring 2012) and Pacific West Coast tour (Aug to Nov 2012).