Friday 3rd October 2014 - That 3 mile climb last night, was a fun 3 mile descent this morning!!
Mix of cycle paths along roads, beside railways, streets of houses and finally into country.
Not much to see for most of day, just kept following the signs. Through industrial type areas and quarries. Sometimes there is no sign at a junction, so I look for the sign for people coming the opposite way and decide where they'd be coming from to see it.
Up and down now, not flat, as away from the river and it has steep banks on both sides. Seen lots of stalls along the side of the road. People make wee shacks and sell things, turnips, potatoes, lettuce, bottles of cider etc. There is a wee wooden box for the money too.
Lots of fields of lettuce and cabbage. Cycle past coloured stripe fields with all sorts of lettuce, red and green of varying shades. Farmers out collecting the spuds too.
Finally into a forest bit, gravel paths, down to the river edge. Really beautiful spot. Crystal clear water. Really quiet. A mixture of wildlife including sharks (?!) and beavers.
Stopped here for a while. Fed the swans some raspberry yogurt cereal bar. They aren't really that nice, much prefer the chocolate banana ones that I got here from the co-op, they're yummy.
Climb back up from the river for about 4km. Pretty steep, through vineyards and lots of people out now collecting the grapes.
Sun has also come out now after being overcast all day. Still been warm though. In the middle of the next forest part, there are wire cages with lots of dogs or maybe they're wolves? No one around, just lits of dogs basking in the sunshine in home made pens. Strange?!
Got to campsite at 4pm. Check in waa at 6pm. Restaurant onsite starts at 5pm. So went back up to the town to the shop. Then came back just after five.
Restaurant was nice. Ordered a steak and rosti and beer. Last time I was in Switzerland in 2005, I had rosti and have been looking forward to having it again. Its kinda like fried shredded potatoes. Sooooooo goooooooood!!
Check in still not open when I finished, but the lady was out walking her pug dog (always see a pug dog and think Men in Black and have a wee look at their collar!)
21chf for the night. Pitched up down beside the river. Lovely new fancy toilet block again with hairdriers. Good night, but crowd of lads behind in a caravan arrive about 11pm and partied until about 2am.
Day 35 - 03.10.14
Mettau to Flaach , Switzerland
11am to 4pm
3hr 38min cycling
58.7km
1673 calories
690 metres asc
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