After a leisurely
start, we drove down to the Rhine at Bad Sackingen and crossed over
the river and border into Switzerland. Travelling on the motorway, we
arrived at the Seebucht campsite on the edge of Lake Zurich at noon.
This turned out to be fortuitous as the campsite closed its gates for
three hours between 12:00 and 15:00. At 44 Swiss Francs plus 4 Francs
for electricity (a total of approx. £37.50) per night, it is the
most expensive campsite that we have ever stayed at and we weren't
even going to be sleeping in the van! This meant that we weren't
concerned about being parked up so close to the next van that our
open windows would meet nor would we have to pay the extra for the
showers! I know that sounds awful and, to be fair, the campsite is in
a lovely position, very convenient for the city centre and with
lovely views over the lake. We took a picnic lunch over to a bench on
the lake edge and sat in the sun watching ferries and pleasure craft
plying the waters.
The reason that we were
in Zurich was to see Jane's second cousin Caroline, her husband Josh
and two sons, Seb (aged nearly 5) and Henry (just 2). Caroline and
the boys came to pick us up at 17:00 and took us back to their
gorgeous flat that overlooks Lake Zurich. We ascended from ground
level in a lift and as we walked into the flat we were blown away by
the fantastic view through the floor-to-ceiling windows that stretch
right across the long wall of their lounge/dining room/kitchen. Lake
Zurich was laid out in front of us with views up and down the lake
and across to the hills on the other side. When it is really clear,
it is possible to see the mountains beyond the Eastern end of the
lake but it was too hazy for us to see that day.
We spent the rest of
the evening playing with Seb and Henry and catching up on news with
Caroline and Josh over a lovely meal cooked by our hostess.
Photos: The Swiss seem
to be keen on unusual converted motorhomes – this one was at our
campsite and we met others, including two full-sized coaches in
Greece earlier this year; A view from Caroline and Josh's flat of one
of the Lake Zurich paddle steamers.
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