To Clarafond

Today was a rainy day again. And I ended on an abandoned camping site.
The temple of Yverdon-les-BainsFirst town I passed was Yverdon-les-Bains, a nice old town, at least in the center. Then I saw, the cycle route 5 was reworked. Last time, the route followed the motorway directly and was rather loud,  That improved now.
Swiss cycle path to the Rhone Near Mormnot, I switched from route 5 to route 50. There rain became heavier. So all the way until Geneva I hardly could see the Lake. Leaving Geneva I looked for a campsite and found one on the map (OSM base) near . I arrived rather late, so I had to take this one. As I arrived I found it empty. It must have been closed years ago. I pitched my tent and after my meal a frog jumped on my leg.

Abandoned camping
Today the distance was 154 Km.

 

To Yvonand

This Sunday was a rainy day. My wash drier did stop working: all wet clothes normally I attach on my luggage. Sun  and wind then dry it in half a day. Now between Aarburg  and  Soloturn the sky became dark and some thunder and lightning convincede to put the clothes in my rucksack.
Until Biel  I followed the river Aare, then the east coast of the lake. At the end along the canal de la Thièlle to the lake of Neuchâtel. There I decided to stay on the cycle route 5.
RempartsIn Estavayer-le-lac people seem to adore frogs, at least the town was decorated by them and there is also a frog’s museum.
Near Yvonand I pitched my tent on a campsite. I first got a muddy place,  but after my complaint at the reception, I took a drier place with green grass.
Distance today: 144 km.

To Aarburg

Some kilometers after I started there was a nice ascent to Fürstenberg with a mice view over the Danube valley. The way down was less steep, so I was able to cycle with a good speed. Btw the highest speed was 65 km/h today.
Then I crossed the steam line Sauschwänzlebahn (Pig Tail Railroad) multiple times.Fützen Viaduct
As yesterday temperatures were pretty high speed again (37 degrees Celsius according my bicycle computer) , I had to drink am awful lot of water. In Switzerland they serve nice cooled water directly near the cycle path.Fountains in Bad Zurzach
Between Lauchringen and Kadelburg Komoot routed me over a mountain bike path with a steep ascent on a gravel. That might have been shorter, but surely it took a lot more time and Energy. I crossed the Rhine an the Swiss border in Bad Zurzach and had a second avoidable ascent to the Aare Valley. So in future cross the Rhine in Koblenz; this leads directly to the Aare.
At the end of the day I found a campsite in Aarburg with an impressive Fortess.Aarburg Castle
Today I cycled 116 km.