The river is changing colour! Definitely less muddy as we go upstream. This part of the river is very pretty, with a castle on every hill top and vineyards stretching down to the river on both sides. Was it the wine that made them so argumentative? We´ve now done more than 650 km and all is going well so far. We had to stop this morning to get a new pedal for Ellie´s bike, as the old one had a big split in it, though we made very good progress today, despite the shopping stop and the weather playing up. Tomorrow we lose our interpreter, as Sten goes home tomorrow evening. Thank you for keeping us company, Sten, and for representing the boys, who are otherwise rubbish! :P After our rest day, we are full of energy and the next 600km to Basle should be a cinch.

Alison and Ellie