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- Day 11
- Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 7:05 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 399 m
GermanyKonstanz47°40’35” N 9°9’18” E
Konstanz
August 31, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So we headed in to Germany!!
Up to Meersburg and then we caught ferry over to Konstanz...
First day of everyone starting and finishing together.
We did 66kms today
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 7:16 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 399 m
- GermanyKonstanz47°40’35” N 9°9’18” E
Random stuff
August 31, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
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- Day 12
- Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 9:41 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 403 m
- GermanyKonstanz47°40’6” N 9°9’36” E
Lake side
September 1, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Today saw Dave have a semi rest day (opting for ferry), and the ladies enjoying a leisurely ride further round the lake
Lovely to start the morning with sun on my back
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- Day 12
- Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 12:25 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 402 m
SwitzerlandStein am Rhein47°39’36” N 8°51’30” E
Rhine Stone Cowboy
September 1, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We headed up to Stein am Rhein, which was a very cool old (well preserved) town...
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- Day 12
- Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 12:51 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 407 m
- SwitzerlandBiber47°40’54” N 8°48’18” E
into the woods
September 1, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We spent a bit of time in woods today (off the lake path), but returned back to Rhine too... The water is much warmer and a more blue now!
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- Day 12
- Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 4:57 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 391 m
- SwitzerlandRhine Falls47°40’36” N 8°36’54” E
Rhinefall
September 1, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Looked over the falls...
So so so much water
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- Day 12
- Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 7:21 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 436 m
- GermanyJestetten47°39’15” N 8°34’23” E
Jet set radio
September 1, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Sheril and I headed back to Schaffhausen to meet Dave and then we headed to Jestetten where we are staying...
We did 71km today!
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- Day 13
- Friday, September 2, 2016 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 454 m
- GermanyLottstetten47°37’48” N 8°34’22” E
Rocking the suburbs
September 2, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
So all 6 set out from Jestetten... we headed off through local suburbs and rolling fields...another sunny, beautiful day!
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- Day 13
- Friday, September 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 400 m
- SwitzerlandWil47°36’18” N 8°30’36” E
Hit the brakes
September 2, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Much to my delight we rolled upon a random bike repair shop (that was open) right on the track... My back brakes were in much need of replacement... The lovely guy put my bike on straight away andRead more
Ash PrakashHot? Single? Prepared to move his life and business to the admittedly less picturesque Alex hills?
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- Day 13
- Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:38 AM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 344 m
- GermanySeltenbach47°37’22” N 8°12’49” E
Waldshut
September 2, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We stopped in Walshut for lunch
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- Day 13
- Friday, September 2, 2016 at 3:54 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 313 m
- GermanyLuttingen47°34’24” N 8°5’54” E
Luttingen
September 2, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Then on to Luttingen to our hotel riding alongside the Rhine a bit...
We did 54km today
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- Day 14
- Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 3:09 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 789 m
- GermanySteinenbächle47°45’32” N 8°7’39” E
St Blasien
September 3, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Day off the bikes to sleep in, do my washing (yey!) and visit St Blasien Dome and take a walk in the black forrest. Very relaxing day.
Everyone is doing well
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- Day 14
- Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 5:54 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 311 m
- GermanyLuttingen47°34’20” N 8°5’53” E
Flowers
September 3, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
One of the things I have enjoyed a lot so far are the flowers everywhere. Lots of houses have flower boxes with colourful hanging flowers, beautiful gardens, flowers on most drinking fountains andRead more
Veronnika Twons
Loving the photos AND the blog, Bek. Thanks so much. Please thank Sheril for her advice yesterday...got the Ap working PERFECTLY now!
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- Day 15
- Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 10:15 AM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 294 m
- GermanyBad Säckingen47°33’12” N 7°56’54” E
Bad Säckingen (Toi toi toi)
September 4, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
So again all six hit the road, we headed down the Rhine with first stop in Bad Säckingen which has a lovely covered bridge and a cool church which we popped inside and had a look-see before theRead more
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- Day 15
- Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 12:41 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 274 m
- SwitzerlandRheinfelden47°34’0” N 7°48’30” E
Rheinfelden
September 4, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We stopped just short of Rheinfelden for lunch. Lots of todays track was through forestry path along the river. Heaps of families out having BBQs and swimming in the water.
It was a cooler day todayRead more
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- Day 15
- Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 1:50 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 285 m
- SwitzerlandAugusta Raurica47°31’60” N 7°43’18” E
Ruins (and the dumps)
September 4, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
So we rode through some old Roman ruins (which had a concert on)... pretty cool
And then on to Basel...
So no one likes Basel
No one wants to stay in Basel
And especially... no one wants to rideRead more
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- Day 15
- Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 5:34 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 249 m
FranceRuisseau le Lertzbach47°35’11” N 7°34’58” E
Huningue
September 4, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So we made it to France!
65km today (woohoo!)
In Huningue tonight
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- Day 16
- Monday, September 5, 2016 at 9:59 AM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 221 m
- FranceKembs47°39’54” N 7°30’24” E
A rainy start
September 5, 2016 in France ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
So Illy and Dave opted for public transport options today...
For the rest of us...we spent first part of the day riding in a rainy drizzle alongside the canal (which runs parallel to the river). LotsRead more
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- Day 16
- Monday, September 5, 2016 at 11:48 AM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 235 m
- FranceOttmarsheim47°47’18” N 7°27’24” E
the sun will come out
September 5, 2016 in France ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
So the Sun did come out in the arvo and we had a nice ride through forrest, with lunch stop in Fessenheim.
Our bikes (and us) were pretty mucky from the dirt track (and rain) in the morning
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- Day 16
- Monday, September 5, 2016 at 10:51 PM
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitude: 201 m
- FranceNeuf-Brisach48°1’8” N 7°31’48” E
Nuef Briasch
September 5, 2016 in France ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
So onwards to Nuef Briasch for the night...
We took a slight detour as we missed our turn off.
Met Ilona and David at the accommodation.
We did 65km today.
Nuef Briasch is a cool town. It has a wall,Read more
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:30 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 194 m
- FranceKunheim48°4’48” N 7°31’48” E
Canal du Rhône au Rhin
September 6, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Today the juniors took the train option and the seniors (me included) jumped on our bikes and followed one of the many tow paths along a canal parallel to the river. Flat, asphalt, & sunny but cool-Read more
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 11:59 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 157 m
- FranceBoofzheim48°19’36” N 7°39’24” E
and on we rode
September 6, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
So it was lots of the same today
Birdlife on the canal
Beautiful autumn leaves starting to fall
We passed heaps of locks and bridges...
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:46 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 139 m
- FranceStrasbourg48°34’19” N 7°44’50” E
Strasbourg
September 6, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
And we made it to Strasbourg....
Our biggest day of cycling yet... with a neat 76kms done and dusted
Spent the evening in beautiful Strasbourg.
The cathedral honestly took my breathe away when IRead more
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- Day 18
- Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:22 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 144 m
- FranceNotre-Dame de Strasbourg48°34’54” N 7°45’0” E
Tourist in Strasbourg
September 7, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A day off the bikes in Strasbourg to check out clocks, churches and general crowd watching
I think most bodies are happy to have a recovery day....
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- Day 19
- Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 9:30 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 133 m
- FranceRobertsau48°36’30” N 7°48’6” E
Meaghan BrownAmazing photos
Deborah Hennessey
Did you stop for wine?
Deborah Hennessey
The beer glasses seem to be getting larger as the trip progresses