We took a ferry across the lake to Meersburg the following day. It rained and rained – a cold, driving rain. We looked for a spot to set up camp for the night, to no avail. The towns were too close together – there wasn’t a patch of field or woods between them. We kept […]

After breakfasting, we headed towards Lake Constance and were thrilled to find that the first part, at least, was down, down, down. It seemed to be in compensation for the day before, which was filled with unending hills. In fact, we had somehow managed, all day long, to remain between 22-23 kms. from Constance. We […]

As we crossed the Rhine into Germany, I had the impression that, all of a sudden, everything was a little bit foreign. It was the language, of course. We could hear boaters passing, all speaking German. It was a bit disconcerting, thinking that each time we pass a new border we’d have to get used […]