Yet again we awoke to rain. After a good breakfast we set off in waterproofs through the drizzle, but it soon stopped and the day improved as time wore on. It was pretty much a dead flat cycle ride around the edge of Bodensee/Lake Konstanz with an exploratory meander around the island of Lindau. We stopped at a cafe by the lighthouse at the harbour entrance for our first coffee of the day, then continued. The Bodensee Radweg (circular cycle route) is a big tourist draw and we were constantly dodging large German tourists on pedelecs and ridiculous continental style bikes with handlebars at almost shoulder height! But the cycle track was first class except for a stretch adjacent the busy main road. A second coffee and cake stop by the lake at Langenargen served as lunch and we watched a Zeppelin airship pass overhead. No, really! Not quite Hindenberg sized, but as the next town of Friedsrichshaven is the home of Zeppelin, it's appearance wasn't a surprise. As today was an easy ride we cycled past our destination to the museum of Unteruhldingen (ancient stilt houses built over the lake) then back to our fantastic and very old hotel high on the hillside in the ancient town of Meersburg. As it was a fine (and the longest) evening, the day finished with a walkabout after tea. We were glad we switched our original plan from the west to the east side of the lake as 1) the weather this side is better and 2) we are in Euro-zone and it's way cheaper than the Swiss side!
70.7 km; 16.1 kph avg; 4:22 moving time; 250m ascent
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