Day 14 – Mon 23 Jun 14, Schaffhausen (Switzerland) to Bad Sackingen (Germany)
Forecast: 14-27 deg C; Listed Distance: 70km; Actual distance: 78km; Cumulative distance: 493km; Schaffhausen: 15 deg C; Bad Sackingen: 30 deg C; Wind: NE-E 3-6 km/h; Av speed: 15.5 km/h; Start time: 7:46am; Stop time: 2:30pm; Ride time: 5h We awoke to another brilliant morning and the sound of ravens and pigeons on the roof of the nearby church. Quite a change from the Rainbow Lorikeets and Galahs, etc in our garden at home. Whilst the nearby bell tower sounded every 15 minutes during the day, they must have turned it off after 10pm as neither of us heard it during the night, despite having the window open for air. As we were able to have breakfast earlier this morning, we were able to get going earlier. Our first stop was at the Rhine Falls to have a look – Wendy thought it was a rather large rapid instead of a waterfall, but it was amazing anyway. We originally rode to the Swiss viewing platform from which the view was not that spectacular. ...