Day 17
Sleeping location: Some kind of orchard just outside Zug
Distance (km today/total): 115 / 1814
Estimated climb (m today/toal): 700 / 10000
Number of working phones: 1
Day in three words: Fuss and bother
Wall to wall admin today, it’s a miracle I managed to fit so much distance in really. The day started with the delight of a flat tyre, which set my leaving back by half an hour. I was initially really annoyed that my “puncture proof” Schwalbes had punctured, but it turned out to be a defect with the inner tube, which is slightly better.
Set off with Dave and Ollie who both fancied a bit of a ride. Picked up a new phone, which is not as good as my old phone but was at least relatively cheap. The rest of the day involved searching for WiFi wherever possible in order to restore backups etc on both devices. This was SO MUCH admin but it is too boring to go into here.
In between admin the cycling was quite nice. Ollie and Dave headed off after about 25km and 45km respectively, which meant I was on my own for the first time since London. It was quite nice not to have to think about anyone else any more, but I suspect I will be hungry for company by the time I meet Matt in Milan in 2 days. The cycling itself was pretty good, this is the “flat bit” of Switzerland which meant lots of quiet roads and rolling hills.
Got to Zug, which is a pretty little town on the beautiful Zugersee, about 8pm. I had hoped to push on another 20km but had overestimated how much daylight there is here. In Holland the sun set at 9.15pm but since I’ve travelled south and east it’s now 8.30. This led to a mad dash for a wild camp spot, the first of the trip, before it got too dark, and meant that the spot itself was less than ideal (more on this tomorrow).
Tomorrow also includes the 2100m St Gotthard Pass over the Alps, which will be a hoot I’m sure...
Distance (km today/total): 115 / 1814
Estimated climb (m today/toal): 700 / 10000
Number of working phones: 1
Day in three words: Fuss and bother
Wall to wall admin today, it’s a miracle I managed to fit so much distance in really. The day started with the delight of a flat tyre, which set my leaving back by half an hour. I was initially really annoyed that my “puncture proof” Schwalbes had punctured, but it turned out to be a defect with the inner tube, which is slightly better.
Set off with Dave and Ollie who both fancied a bit of a ride. Picked up a new phone, which is not as good as my old phone but was at least relatively cheap. The rest of the day involved searching for WiFi wherever possible in order to restore backups etc on both devices. This was SO MUCH admin but it is too boring to go into here.
In between admin the cycling was quite nice. Ollie and Dave headed off after about 25km and 45km respectively, which meant I was on my own for the first time since London. It was quite nice not to have to think about anyone else any more, but I suspect I will be hungry for company by the time I meet Matt in Milan in 2 days. The cycling itself was pretty good, this is the “flat bit” of Switzerland which meant lots of quiet roads and rolling hills.
Got to Zug, which is a pretty little town on the beautiful Zugersee, about 8pm. I had hoped to push on another 20km but had overestimated how much daylight there is here. In Holland the sun set at 9.15pm but since I’ve travelled south and east it’s now 8.30. This led to a mad dash for a wild camp spot, the first of the trip, before it got too dark, and meant that the spot itself was less than ideal (more on this tomorrow).
Tomorrow also includes the 2100m St Gotthard Pass over the Alps, which will be a hoot I’m sure...
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