SwitzerlandAugusta Raurica47°31’60” N 7°43’18” E 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
FranceRuisseau le Lertzbach47°35’11” N 7°34’58” E September 4, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So we made it to France!
65km today (woohoo!)
In Huningue tonight
FranceKembs47°39’54” N 7°30’24” E 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
FranceOttmarsheim47°47’18” N 7°27’24” E 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
FranceNeuf-Brisach48°1’8” N 7°31’48” E
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
FranceKunheim48°4’48” N 7°31’48” E 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
FranceBoofzheim48°19’36” N 7°39’24” E
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...
FranceStrasbourg48°34’19” N 7°44’50” E 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
FranceNotre-Dame de Strasbourg48°34’54” N 7°45’0” E 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....
FranceRobertsau48°36’30” N 7°48’6” E
September 8, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Young Ilona stayed on for another night in Strasbourg to let herself continue to recover... but rest of us hit the road
So today was very easy riding along flood dykes...
Not much new scenery
Traveler
This one is for the nieces and nephews... So Joshy... I thought dinosaurs were extinct but this one was just hanging out in a park just outside Basel.... I asked him but he didnt know Steggie...
Megan Gilmour
Alina's words "A dinosaur!! I love that dinosaur!