Today’s ride started out with a bike lane closure that meant we had to find a new route and climb a steep few hundred metres extra to get around the falls. We weren’t alone though as we met several other cyclists trying to find new routes also and they had much less navigating technology than us. Once again we were mostly following the Rhine on the established Rhine cycle route which is also part of one of the Eurovelo routes. Most of the day was in rural areas and smaller towns. As is usual here we are rarely on the actual roads but on cycle lanes or paths beside the highway. We think some of our Calgary councilors should spend a bit of time here seeing how this can work.
Our destination today wasn’t really a notable location, we just needed a place to stay the night as it was too far to go all the way to Basel where we are heading tomorrow. We thought we were staying in a place called Waldshut Tiengen but in fact the hotel is north of the town by a few kms. in village called Gurtweil. There’s little here but there is a hotel with a restaurant. It is a nice place with very reasonable prices and decent food. Also it is back in Germany. The prices in Switzerland are noticeably steep, probably 50% more for some things. A coffee is about $7.50. However in Switzerland everything is extremely tidy and well organized and there are clean public washrooms and drinking water fountains everywhere, something you appreciate as a touring cyclist. So maybe it’s worth it.
Here are some photos of the day.
We wash where we can, and dry in what ever way works.
GG went for a post dinner walk to Tiengen. There were A LOT of power lines and towers.. due to the nearby nuclear generation station as seen the next day.
Downstream from the falls. This is a BIG river with a lot of power.
Geez Tara, I’ll be needing to oil the chain again soon.
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