What do you get when you spend the whole day before going up and down hills? The same the next day obviously. In fact, we started off with a nice downhill slope to the river, to cross the bridge into Switzerland, and back up the hills we were as soon as we crossed the border. Continuing following the river (as you do when you cycle the Rhine) we started to notice changes in the rivers surroundings and characteristics. The river was definitely becoming wider and we found that more and more large industries were around us. Apart from becoming impressively large, the scenery wasn't all that amazing. This was probably mostly because of the heavy industry on the river side, but it just goes to show how important the river is for its economic value. Boring stuff I hear you say but not a lot to say for today, apart from a lunch in lovely Laufenburg, a town split right down the middle by the river, part Swiss and part German. Having crossed the border literally just for our meal, we debated what the consequences of moving house 200m away might be over lunch..
The rest of the afternoon was quite similar. We were however directed away from the river (too much industry I tell you) and we found a charming forest to cycle through
before having to climb a MASSIVE hill. Thankfully, what is true, is if you go up a hill, you must go down, and we finished off the day with a descent in the sun we had missed the last few days. Time for a snooze before our biggest day yet tomorrow.
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