17/08/2025
Cycling tour 2025 🇪🇺 🚲Day 10 We cycled from Böhringen to Rheinau which is close to the Rhine falls in Schaffhausen (57.5km)
Our route took us all along the Bodensee and the river Rhine. Absolutely amazing, passing vineyards 🍇🍷 planted on steep slopes, apple orchards🍎🍏, fields of beetroot pumpkin 🎃, and cabbage🥬 on the way.
Stein am Rhein is a beautiful town. Wished we could have spent more time there!
Our last stop en route was for a spectacular view of the Rhine Falls. South African friends who live in Switzerland 🇨🇭 invited us to stay with them in Rheinau. We were welcomed with great cuppachinos ☕️and very tasty biscuits.🥯 I forgot the name of the biscuits.😗 Need to ask them again. It was lovely sitting in their garden, in the sun! 🌞 just chatting and catching up whilst sipping on our cuppachinos and eating the lekker /leckeren biscuits 😋
They live a few hundred meters from the Rhine. Towards the late afternoon, we walked down to the Rhine and enjoyed a lovely swim 🏊♂️ It was great!!
The evening we spent around their table chatting, catching up, enjoying delicious food & sipping on good wine 🍷was delightful!
After dinner, they took us back to the Rhine Falls. With very few visitors at that stage, we could get close to the falls and appreciate the power of the water. This was an unforgettable experience!!
Then overnight ⛺️ stay with our friends in Rheinau.
Logistically we were extremely grateful for this haven where we could dry our tents after the soaking rain the previous night, wash and dry our washing, and enjoy their wonderful hospitality. And of course....no need to pitch a ⛺️ 😀
