We had a good breakfast at the gastehaus and more conversation with Andreas and Silvia, before we got packed and said our goodbyes. We hope to see them again in New Zealand one day!

It was not long into our journey when we crossed the Swiss border, this time with border posts. There are checks on Swiss people bringing goods back into the country as they have are restricted on the amount of goods they may bring in with them.

This part of the journey alongside the Rhine was very lovely.

                   

We stopped at Shafthausen, a large town with beautiful buildings, only about ten kilometres away and headed for the Swiss tourist info office. They provided us with basic maps showing cycling routes and camping sites. We also drew some Swiss Franks from the bank machine.

                 

We then rode onto Rhinefall along the river. The river is full and fast flowing – there were many impressive rapids along the way. We followed some walking tracks alongside the river before eventually getting back onto the cycling path.

     

Kris had a flat tyre and he changed the tube at the side of the road.

We crossed the river back into Germany just after Neunkirch and started meandering along with the bike paths.

          

We saw a bike path sign taking us into the woods off a busy road and followed it. The path was not sealed and got worse and worse. Eventually we were pushing our bikes up a forestry path through mud and deep ruts – we decided to backtrack and after a while Kris found a pleasant cycle route through the woods.

We did some steady climbing through green hills dotted with villages. Near the end of our ride we reached a high point and had a lovely big downhill. We decided to stop at Tiengen, at the Hotel Europa. The hotel was on the outskirts of town, and seems to cater for travelling working men (and women). It was comfortable with a huge bathroom and good wifi, though the room smelled of smoke. There was also a dodgy bar at the back of the hotel, where we had a beer later.