Day 93 - Widnau to Romanschorn -55kms

Well this was it after 3 months on the bike today was to be our last full day of riding!

We departed Widnau under beautiful skies although we knew the long overdue change wasnt far away!

The cycling along canals and open fields was flat with great paths so hardly an excuse to miss a turn which KH did claiming his focus on the upcoming gravel (the wrong way) had caused him to miss the route sign.

There was no damage done as Kevs way soon came to a dead end allowing me to catch up and KH to realise his error.

Cycling closer to the Bodinsee provided for some unique country hopping as Austria, Germany and Switzerland all share borders along Lake Constanx. A sign indicating we'd crossed into Austria was followed by a similar sign 20 mins later telling us we were leaving !

Finally the massive Bodinsee came into sight with the fine weather providing for dead calm conditions very different to the choppy waters we'd seen when completing our German leg.

We undertook the cycling tradition of riding down to the shoreline and dipping our wheels into the water to signal the completion of our journey from Italy over the Alps through Switzerland to the Bodinsee.

Adding this to our end to end rides, our Bavarian adventure and some lovely riding in France Kev had cracked the 5000km mark while I'd recorded over 6700 kms over 4 months of fabulous cycling not too bad for a couple of old blokes!

Some Swiss scenery !

We cycled on to Rorscach and Romanshirn closely following the lake / sea thar at times resembled a large Port Philip bay on a fine Spring day. Romanshorn allowed us to board a ferry to Friedrichshaven in Germany leaving Switzerland after some incredible scenery and allowing our bank balances to recover !

The 45 min trip provided for good lake and coastal views although Friedrichshaven lacked a little in character having been heavily bombed during WW2

Hotel found, dinner options a plenty and costs somewhat back to normal it was time to celebrate the end to am amazing journey with some incredible rides

A special thx to those that have provided comments and motivation during our time on the bike !