The pattern of the
weather over the last few days has been heavy mist in the morning
with the sun making a late appearance at about 16:00. It hasn't been
cold but we haven't had the hot sunshine that they seem to be
enjoying in England. This hasn't worried us as the company has been
more important than the weather but now we are moving on and it would
be good to see the sun!
Well the morning dawned
even mistier than ever and, after lots of sad farewell, we set off
from the campsite, skirting Zurich and heading towards Lake Constance
(Bodensee to the Germans). In our huge German Stellplatz book we had
spotted a new entry listed at Worblingen, not far from Lake Constance
and just over the border in Germany. We found the site on the edge of
the village, next to a stream and with views over fields and
woodland. There were four vans there already and the last position
was taken shortly after we arrived.
We were very keen to
watch the England v Scotland Rugby World Cup match in the morning and
so I set up the satellite dish. Whatever I did, I couldn't get the
system to lock onto the satellite and, very frustrated, I had to
accept that we wouldn't be able to watch the rugby.
We took a walk into the
village and then I got out my bike for its first outing of the trip.
Germany is excellent for marked walks and cycle tracks, every village
seems to have many of them and the stellplatz had a footpath and
cycle track running straight past it. I cycled a few kilometres
beside the river into the next village of Bohlingen. We didn't find
any open shops in Worblingen but here I found a farm shop with two
mobile shops parked outside, one selling meat and the other cheese.
That was dinner sorted! Shortly afterwards, I found a supermarket and
was able to buy a few bottles of German beer – the choice is quite
bewildering.
The mist finally
cleared enough to let the sun through for a couple of hours before
dusk descended and we were able to sit out and enjoy it before
retreating into the van.
Photos: Bohlingen
church with its separate tower.
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