Day 13 - Basel to Bolderhof- 126.9 kms

From a weather and scenic perspective today was probably one of the best days we have had...

The weather was perfect with sun and a cool breeze that was on our backs and we saw some real magic courtesy of the Rhine river 

We started at about 6.15 am from Basel after a good nights sleep at probably the best youth hostel we have been to over the yeats

The trip out of Besel was relatively easy for me as I just followed Chris as my Garmin maps were useless 

We traveled about 25 kms before we stopped for breakfast at a small town where Chris located a bakery with lovely cakes and pastries 

It was time for me to catch my son Nick and his wife Catherine who are at our holiday house at Rye over the long weekend ... seems from what Nick said the weather in Melbourne has improved a bit and the rain has stopped for the time being 

After breakfast we continued alongside the Rhine for periods and the water flow is simply incredible and over the day we saw 2 hydro power stations that used the stream flow very effectively 

As the day proceeded we traveled through bike tracks alongside the river and country roads together with busier roads as we traveled through towns . Looking at the map after the ride it seems we moved between Germany and Switzerland several times along our journey 

Locating a town and bakery for lunch was a real problem as it seems most places are closed over lunch... funny really as I would have thought there was a market for lunches. After travelling 95 kms I was really ready for something to eat.Lunch consisted of the lovely lime lemonade and a bbq sausage in a bread roll courtesy of a marketing effort by a plant and flower shop.

After lunch we traveled back to the Rhine for what was for me the highlight so far on the trip.... the Rhine falls

The photos do not do justice to this majestic place and the power of nature 

Getting back to the bike trail required a real climb up from the falls but from there we traveled along the Rhine upstryfrom the falls. The scenery provided by several villages was terrific as I hope is demoywith the photos 

We left the Rhine for the final ride in to our accommodation at