Monday June 13, 2005, 55 km (34 miles) – Total so far: 4,438 km (2,758 miles) As we followed a police detour through St Anton it became obvious that something interesting was about to happen, but what? As we headed…
Day 72: Dalaas to Walenstadt
Tuesday June 14, 2005, 87 km (54 miles) – Total so far: 4,525 km (2,812 miles) Three countries in one day: first we said our goodbyes to Austria, then we cycled the entire length of Liechtenstein, stopping for lunch in…
Day 73: Walenstadt to Zug
Wednesday June 15, 2005, 92 km (57 miles) – Total so far: 4,617 km (2,869 miles) It rained all night and the tent was soaked again. Then things got worse… almost simultaneously the internal workings of Agata’s front hub disintegrated…
Day 74: Zug to Luzern
Thursday June 16, 2005, 32 km (20 miles) – Total so far: 4,649 km (2,889 miles) We moved the tent south to the next lake for a day of laundry and relaxation. It was a short ride from Zug passing…
Day 75: Luzern
Friday June 17, 2005 We did the tourist tour of the old town this morning, there were some great old wooden bridges, one with some pretty grim paintings. We climbed a tower on the old city defences and were surprised…
Day 76: Luzern to Innertkirchen
Saturday June 18, 2005, 75 km (47 miles) – Total so far: 4,724 km (2,935 miles) We’re back into the high Alps today for our spectacular ride to Innertkirchen passing numerous lakes and great views of lush green valleys. We…
Day 77: Innertkirchen to Fiesch
Sunday June 19, 2005, 67 km (42 miles) – Total so far: 4,791 km (2,977 miles) Today was really all about the climb of the mighty Grimselpass, one of the most beautiful mountain passes of the Swiss Alps. We rode…
Day 78: Fiesch to Susten
Monday June 20, 2005, 62 km (39 miles) – Total so far: 4,853 km (3,016 miles) It was all downhill for our morning’s ride to Susten and really hot again. We’re meeting up with my parents for a few days…
Day 79: Susten
Tuesday June 21, 2005 It was bicycle repair day today and Dave (my dad) drove me down the valley to the cycle shop in Brig. The shop was very well equipped. One of the two mechanics set about fixing my…
Day 80: Zermatt
Wednesday June 22, 2005 We went up to the popular ski resort of Zermatt by train from Visp which it turned out to be a great idea because all the ski lifts were free for one day only, Zermatt was…