One week down and tomorrow (today by the time we find enough signal and time to post this) we leave the Bodensee after three days and perhaps will traverse our first alpine pass. We’ve found our plans highly susceptible to disruption, through a combination of our tiredness, Jess’s willingness to travel and if campsites have space (and will accept Jess/have a working washing machine/will freeze our freezer blocks).

The last three days have included some excellent cycling around the Bodensee, joining the masses of other cyclists along the coastline. The first day we met up with Simon and Jane for a 45 km ride through Stein am Rhein, in both Germany and Switzerland. The next day was a day of sleeping, washing, travelling and beach visits. After that recuperation, we did a short ride to Meersburg from our campsite near Friedrichshafen. The historic seaside towns were good, Jess enjoyed flammkuchen for the first time, and we somehow completely failed to find an ice cream by the sea.

Bodensee paddling at our campsite at Gaiaenhof

Jess spent the evenings mostly looking cute and charming all the passers-by

Stein am Rhein (“just to prove we went somewhere “)

Family portrait next to the model railway in Stein am Rhein

Jane took Jess paddling in the Rhine. Jess likes to splash. Jess got very wet…

More paddling – lunch on our day off cycling

Swimming! (doubling as a wash…)

It was empty before we let her play with it…

Nearly full moon over the Bodensee at Fischbach

Saying hello to the swans on a perfect morning

Karabiner chewing

Exploring Hagnau on the way to Meersburg

Just chillin

Slightly odd sculpture at Meersburg

Post-flammkuchen walk near Meersburg

Still wobbly

Bodensee views