Day 18 – Fri 27 Jun 14, Basel (Switzerland) to Mulhouse (France)
Forecast: 14-27 deg C, mostly sunny; Listed Distance: 38km; Actual distance: 39km; Cumulative distance: 608km; Av speed: 15.7km/h; Basel: 16 deg C; Mulhouse: 30 deg C; Start time: 8am; Stop time: 11am; Ride time: 2h27m. Although we didn't have far to go, only 38km today, Greg knew there would be quite a few road works happening so thought it would be best to leave earlier to beat the peak hour traffic. So after probably our last self-cooked meal for a while, we were on the road by 0800. A 2.7km ride saw us out of Switzerland (for good this trip) and into France via an unmanned border post. This was also the last time we saw Germany, albeit from across the Rhine. We'll miss the German/Swiss efficiency but we won't miss the Swiss cost of living or the need to juggle two currencies. Greg read somewhere that one in eight Swiss is a millionaire and we both reckon they need every franc to be able to afford to live in this country. From here on...