It is fabulous cycling. Cycle routes on tarmac and gravel keep us away from the traffic and it is now virtually flat. The weather could not have been better - sun, more sun and a following wind.
What i failed to mention as i was so excited about our overtake of the group of men was that a young clourd guy was walking alomng carrying a skate board. He passed us while we were having a brew break. Once underway we passed him and he got on his board and started skating behind us. Gilly was leading and we were doing about 18 or19kmph - a reasonable lick. He followed for about 2km and just before he turned off he overtook me - i was well impressed and told him so. I got a great Caribbean smile from ear to ear. Along side the cycle route there is a scate route and occaisionally they coincide.
Tuesday we followed the route around the north side of the Bodensee, great, through Friedrichshafen where Count Zeplin resided and developed the Zeplin. They have a modern version which does tourist trips around over the lake.
Gilly does like her overtakes and we burnt off a couple of folk on electric bikes - not bad eh! After we had crossed by ferry to the southside at Konstanz, we were cycling through the town. I miss read the lights and thought the green light was for bikes - i ploughed on and we got serious vetbals from a lady in a van - i shouted back in a loud angry voice and gestured with my hand indicating i was in the right. However after a couple more lights i realised i had been in the wrong - so dear lady if you are reading this - i appologise and withdraw my verbal abuse of you. Thank you for not running me down.
We are in Steckborn about 20km west of Konstanz in a great little hotel by the water. Pat & I swam, Gilly declined. The Rhine 3xit the Bodensee in about 15km but here it is slow moving, wide and warm.
Distance 60.56. Odo270.6km.
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