Days 12 & 13 - Liechtenstein
There is a rhythm to every holiday and ours is now established
for our moving days –pack up motorhome in a leisurely fashion and leave site,
find nearest Aldi/Lidl and petrol station if needed, stock up and fill up,
drive to next site, check-in and set up motorhome and start planning bike rides
as well as eating the biscuits, cake and chocolate bought at Aldi/Lidl.
Our last journey was from Lake Konstanz to Vaduz, the
capital of Liechtenstein which is one of the richest countries in the world as
well as being the most difficult European country name to spell. There was
palpable excitement as the first snow covered peaks came into view, which was
pretty much the last we saw of them as the clouds descended today so we’ve seen
very little, higher than the campsite, of the mountains around. The good news
is that we managed to get out today for a 30+ mile ride. On the negative side,
it wasn’t the most interesting of rides being a bit too flat and repetitive,
but on the positive side, we don’t get wet at all despite a poor forecast for
the day.
We’ve chatted to some interesting fellow campers. Our
neighbour on the site is spending three months doing an anticlockwise tour of
Europe with her dog and sleeping in her (slightly modified) car wherever she
stops. I used to think that campervans were tight for space but I’m really not
sure how she’s doing it? We’ve obviously been luckier than her with the weather
as she said that it was just the rain that was getting her down. Our other
conversation was with a Dutch woman who is cycling from Utrecht to Italy over
four weeks by herself. It’s nice to hear that halfway into her ride she hasn’t
felt unsafe anywhere as well as not having had any mechanical problems.
The current site is pretty quiet, and the season still hasn’t
started fully. There’s an interesting combination of accommodation here
including small chalets that are attached to touring caravans as the attached picture
shows. Guess they are just upmarket awnings!
Since the site has a laundry, Lesley has also taken the opportunity to do some washing but unfortunately, we couldn’t dry it outside.
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