Estimated Mileage: 60 miles
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This was my second 60 mile day, and did it just fine. The ride was also particularly spectacular, which made it seem short. From Radozfell, I meandered through a Nature Reserve for about 30 minutes, going slow and enjoying the scenery:
I wound up at Stein-am-Rhein again, where my journey started, just so that I could officially say that I've completely circumnavigated Lake Constance. About 15 miles of the ride was a
stretch that I did on May 15th. But after I hit Rheinfall, it was all new, including the tiny town of Rheinau, little "island" town that lives on a pinched parcel of land in a loop of the Rhein river:
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Very cool spot. Note the small island named Klosterinsel. This is where the cloister is located:
The rest of the ride was along the Rhein or through large swaths of farmland. There was a nice campground in Waldshut, where I stayed. Again the tent campground was near deserted, except for one nice French couple who was also biking. After a customary dinner of an embarassingly large schnitzel, fries and beer, I walked past the picnic area and noticed that they were cooking a vegetable stew, putting myself and all of the schnitzel-eaters to shame with their healthy living.
Had a nice conversation that night with a German fellow and slept just fine except I was woken up by what I think was a fox trying to get at my Wurst. I peered through my small tent window and saw a bushy tailed fox-esque creature skulking around (and I know my raccoons, so before you write, no, it wasn't a raccoon). When I woke up my shoes were moved about 10 feet away from the tent. So I can say that a fox moved my shoes.
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