Fine & sunny, 14-30deg, 78km av 15.5km/h (tot 508km). Summer has arrived in Europe, although it did not seem that hot. Awoke to another brilliant morning and the sound of ravens and pigeons on the roof of the nearby church. Quite a change from the Rainbow Lorikeets and Galahs, etc in our garden at home. Good early brekky (6:45) and away by 7:45am. Our first port of call was the Rhine Falls. Although modest by world standards they are European's biggest. We vi...

Fine & sunny 11-27deg, 52km, av 16.4km/h (tot 430km). The earliest we could get brekky was 8am which meant that we weren't on the road till 8:45am. But only a short ride today so no problem. After only 2km we were back into Switzerland and onto great Swiss bike paths. The scenery on the ride today was wonderful, the best thus far. Started with perfectly maintained market gardens, then progressed through orchids and farmlands of all type and sizes, even an Asi...

Fine, warm & sunny, 8-24deg. 28km (tot 378). We seem to be sleeping much better now that the last of the jet-lag has gone. However as the sun is up at 5:30am and most rooms don't have block out curtains, 6am is the latest sleep in we've managed so far. Sunset has been about 9:30pm so nice long days to wander after dinner. Following a quick bite at Maccas (yes we know, but McCafe do make our sort of coffee, the local stuff is just so strong it makes our hair s...

Cloudy but fine, 15-22deg 50km, at a very leisurely average of 15km/h (total 350km). 7:30am breakfast then away about 8:45am. A wonderful varied ride today, mainly away from the lake through forests, vineyards, orchids (apple, pear, cherry) and farmland. Quite a large wine area in this region although we didn't see any cellar doors to taste the local brew. Spent an interesting hour or so at the Zeppelin Museum at Friedrichshafen. What an amazingly luxurious way t...

Fine & sunny, forecast 10-25deg but by the time we were out on the bikes at 8:30am (brekky at 7:30) it was already a very pleasant 17deg. Not sure it got too much above that, there was a cool breeze all day. 25km ride. It's nice to get out and just ride with nowhere in particular to go and without the panniers on board. You suddenly feel as though you are stronger and fitter, but it's just the lack of weight. Had a couple of nice rides around the district. Pl...