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    • Day 31

      Mont Tendre

      July 6, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Big day today. Passed 30km for the day including some big elevation metres.
      Currently camping on the highest point of Swiss Jura. Magnificent views of Alps and Mont Blanc. Beautiful but intimidating.
      Started at 6.30am after underwhelming sunrise. 2 coffee stops and 4 and 12km. Banked on a restaurant marked at @25km. Just a farm house. never been a restaurant so disappointing.
      Made up for it just now with magnificent dinner at mountain cafe. now camping near by.
      And more ticks sadly.
      Also photo of milking shed. look at home in Takaka
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    • Day 17

      Lausanne and Romainmotier

      October 15, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Exploring Rural Switzerland:

      Went to a Cow Bell Festival in Romainmotier (very cool and very very good food), followed by a visit to the towns monastery, which is the oldest in Switzerland, built in the 3rd century CE. Later in the day we went to some caves right near the French border.

      Fun Fact of the Day: I will update with pictures from this week soon I promise 😉
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    • Day 39

      Orbe 18 miles

      August 20, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      My hostess warned me at breakfast that today would be hot and so it proved. Started with 150m of gentle climbing and then it looked like downhill the rest of the day. Wasn’t quite like that but enough downhill to make my feet hurt. The soles of these shoes are wearing thin and so I feel every small stone especially on downhill sections. Only got a couple of days in them before the cavalry is coming bringing replacements as well as all sorts of other goodies like more contact lenses, another wee tube of toothpaste etc.

      Stopped at a supermarket at the first village to get something for lunch. Thought it a little strange that although the village was small the supermarket was massive and the large car park was packed. On a Sunday morning? Twigged after a while that a large proportion of the cars were sporting Swiss number plates. I was less than 5 miles from the Swiss border and folk were coming across to stock up.

      Bought a litre of Orangina, some bananas, cookies and Snickers. A healthy diet. Sat outside in the car park looking like a complete dosser while chomping away. Little disappointed that no one offered any money. Didn’t even give me a second glance. Maybe they are used to pilgrims.

      Nothing much to the Swiss border but I was amused how the narrow gravel path in France became a full-blown very smooth road in Switzerland. Amazing what unlimited money does.

      Before crossing the border I had visited my last French cemetery to stock up with water. None to be seen anywhere. Bit upset as I had finished my supplies in anticipation. Had a further 5 hours of very hot walking to do without any liquid. After reaching the campsite I have drunk 5 litres and will take another litre in to the tent with me.

      The campsite was next to a large outdoor swimming pool which had a restaurant. Fab. Had to sit inside where it was boiling because it looked like every outside table had at least one smoker. Smoking seems just as trendy here as it is in France.

      Prices were fairly scandalous. I went for pasta carbonara and a large bottle of water, being about the cheapest on the menu but still got through 25.50SFr. Ouch.
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    • Day 4

      Day 1 Pontarlier to saint Croix

      June 4, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      First day on the trail and it has given us everything from beautiful calm cool morning at 7am start with fantastic views and sunshine turn by lunchtime it was full on rain with thunder storms sheltering in a bus shelter for a lunch break and we were only 15km into our 25km day. Yes you guessed it it was uphill in a serious way to finish the day.
      707m elevation, 23.5km 6hrs 14 min
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    • Day 30

      Our refuge last night

      July 5, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Interesting time last night. Thought we would stay in accommodation so we could shower and charge devices.
      Made two mistakes. Didn't ask the price or inspect the facilities.
      No shower. No power for charging. 35 Swiss francs per person with breakfast so @$60. And all in cash.
      Nice dinner though and met a lovely Danish couple. Michael and Christine. Also doing the Hexatrek. Unfortunately Michael had hurt himself so they stopped today.
      Supposed to see great views this morning of Alps. Attached is photo of our view in the rain
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    • Day 38

      Les Fourgs 8 miles

      August 19, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

      Only 8 miles today but it did pack quite a lot of hills into that. Even with the latest permitted departure from the youth hostel of 10am and a bit of sight-seeing on the way I arrived just after 1.30pm. I was hopeful of getting something for lunch but it was like a ghost town. Several shops and restaurants closed. Looked a mixture of closed for good, closed for a while or just closed for a 4 hour lunch. One shop said open and the door was indeed open but when I went inside you only accessed a large vending machine which sold big dods of cheese or cold meat. Nae bread.

      Luckily, just as I was giving up, I noticed a bar which had someone moving inside. Went inside and asked the jimmy if they were open to which he seemed to reply he wasn’t. But just in case, he asked what I was after. After a short (because I don’t know much French) conversation he agreed to make me a sanny and sell me a litre bottle of lemonade. Magic. He did produce the largest sanny I have ever seen. I think he had cut a loaf in two and then filled one half with a massive chunk of pate. Threw in a couple of gerkins and a tomato and there you go. He did charge 15€ for the pair but then again it would have done your average family of four for a perfectly adequate lunch.

      Slightly disappointed that I couldn’t get into tonight’s pilgrim’s hostel straight away, just had to wait outside for an hour and a half. But I was very early. These places are amazing. You have no idea in advance what to expect. Every one is different. This one is a couple’s house rather than being a separate, rather dilapidated property that they often are. I am in a spare bedroom and would share the toilet and bathroom with them but they have gone to sleep with their grand-children in another property they are building nearby. Only charging 26€ a night so they aren’t doing it for the money. No overt religious signs so they just seem to like pilgrims. Seen it frequently that pilgrims as a group are welcomed by individuals or communities, possibly because of historical connections, in a way that tourists certainly aren’t.
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    • Day 8

      Adé Schwytz!

      May 2, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      Die erste Woche,die ersten 1300km und sogar das erste Land sind passé. Unsere zweite Nacht verbrachten wir in der Hauptstadt des sechstkleinsten Staats der Welt. Das Fürstentum Liechtenstein ist tatsächlich nur 24 km lang und 12 km breit- für uns unvorstellbar. Obwohl Vaduz zwischen den Bergen wirklich toll gelegen ist, hielt es nicht so viel Sehenswertes bereit. Auch das Schloss durfte man sich nur von außen ansehen,da dort die Fürstenfamilie wohnt.
      Deshalb fuhren wir "schnell" weiter Richtung Vierwaldstättersee.

      "Schnell" bedeutet bei uns maximal 3h pro Tag, denn schon am zweiten Tag mussten wir uns eingestehen, dass das Reisen mit Baby anders ist und wir uns einfach nach Fabi richten und so vorallem die Fahrzeiten (Länge und Tageszeit) an ihn anpassen müssen. Im Großen und Ganzen klappt das aber ganz gut, ist für uns aber erstmal eine Umstellung!

      Halt machten wir vorher allerdings noch in Zürich. Als wir in Kilchberg aus dem Auto stiegen umhüllte uns schon ein wohliger Schokoladenduft, denn wir standen mitten auf dem Gelände der Lindt&Sprüngli- Schokoladenfabrik. Im Shop deckten wir uns zuerst mit Schoki ein,dann ging es weiter zur "Schaufabrik"-dem "Home of Chocolate". Dort hätte eine Führung allerdings p.P 15 F gekostet,das gönnten wir uns dann doch nicht.
      Weiter ging es mit dem Rad in Zürichs Innenstadt, die uns doch mit kleinen Gassen, alten Häusern und schönen Kirchen begeisterte. Beim Anblick der teuren Autos und der schnieken Geschäftsmänner war uns dann jedoch etwas unwohl und so verbrachten wir den Nachmittag noch am Zürichsee, bevor wir am Abend weiter fuhren.

      Am Vierwaldstättersee verbrachten wir einen schönen, entspannten Tag mit Philipp der uns seine Wahlheimat Stans und die Umgebung mit dem Velo (Radl)zeigte.
      Am Abend durften wir noch beim Sommer-Training der Ski-Abfahrtsläufer zusehen, welche mit Speedskates, Stöcken und Vollmontur um aufgestellte Stangen die Straße runter rasten- für uns als Skifans ein ungewohnter Anblick ;)

      Unsere nächste Station war nur 1.5h Fahrtzeit entfernt,denn in Bern wartete eine Freundin aus meiner Praktikumszeit in Chur. Gemeinsam erkundeten wir Bern, die Hauptstadt der Schweiz, welche seit 1983 sogar UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe ist. Vom Rosenberg aus hat man einen perfekten Blick über die mittelalterliche Altstadt. Weitere Highlights waren die Bären und ein Seifenkistenrennen mit vielen Kindern und sehr originellen Mobilen. Bern überraschte uns auch mit sehr viel Grün und im Vergleich zu Zürich, mit vielen jungen,entspannten eher links-alternativen Leuten.
      Nach einer erfrischenden Dusche bei Patricia verließen wir die schöne Stadt und trafen am Abend überraschenderweise schon auf unsere Mitreisenden Susi,Christoph und Julius.
      Diese warteten schon auf einem Parkplatz im Wald am Creux du Van oberhalb des Neuenburger Sees im Jura auf uns.

      Den nächsten Tag verbrachten wir mit der Umrundung des imposanten Felskessels.

      Nun verlassen wir die schöne Schweiz und bedanken uns für das unkomplizierte, verbotene Frei-stehen und die Gastfreundschaft und die schönen Gespräche mit unseren zwei lieben Freunden Philipp und Patricia!-Wir kommen ganz sicher wieder, denn hier gibt es noch so viele schöne Ecken zu entdecken!
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    • Day 12

      Lausanne

      February 12 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C

      Auf unserer Ibis Tour sind wir in Lausanne gelandet. Vor dem Essengehen mussten wir uns erst einmal Deckungszusagen unserer Hausbanken einholen. Herrgott in Frankreich muss ne eigene Bank gehabt haben. Landschaftlich toll, das Essen hervorragend und hat so viel gekostet wie mein erster Gebrauchtwagen 1973.@Read more

    • Day 13

      Bis nach Straßburg zur letzten Übernacht

      February 13 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C

      Wer Angst hat, dass sein Bankkonto überlaufen könnte, ist in Lausanne in sicheren Händen. Eine Kreditkarte ist gleich abgefackelt, die zweite konnten wir noch zum Tanken löschen. Letzte Station unserer Ibistour ist Straßburg. Sehr schön hier.Read more

    • Day 5

      Day 2 Saint croix to Orbe

      June 5, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      The day started with a really nice breakfast of home artisan bread with coffee of course. Not feeling too bad after yesterday and hiking in the rain. Mostly walking down hill with 900m descent and only 230m ascent.
      A day walking through forest where I saw 2 deer, along a Roman road , walking through farmland with cows with bells on ( I find the sound quite soothing surprisingly) and then through vineyards with the grapes just starting to form. The other thing i quite like is the wild flowers tend to be predominantly red poppies. Arrived in Orbe with tired legs and sore feet. 23.02km in 6hrs 26min
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    Jura-Nord vaudois District, District du Jura-Nord vaudois

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