Gordon:We bagged another pass today. The Brunig pass is only 1000 m, but that is 600 m more than where we started the day. Once over the pass we took a secondary road into Brienzwiler, and the 16th century. It seems that this town missed the memo that all quaint towns...
Walenstadt - Rapperswil 52 km of flat and beautiful cycle paths. Ruth:The welcome at the Rapperswil Pilger Herberge was one of the best you will find. This is a gem of a place and a must stay if you are on the Camino in Switzerland.We really needed the hot...
60 kmGordonWe tripled our country count today, starting in Austria, passing through most of the length of Liechtenstein, and finishing at the end of a lake, Walensee, in Switzerland. By virtue of its novelty and a whiff of the exotic, Liechtenstein was the...
Imst- St. Anton 50kmSt. Anton - Feldkirk 65kmElevation gained over the Arlberg Pass 1000 mRuth:I did it! I did it!!!!Yesterday and today were the first real challenges on our ride. But people, add this to your bucket list: cycling in Austria is amazing! In 175 km we...
Imst, AustriaInnsbruck to Imst 60km all on bike path and flat until last 10kmRomedihof Backpacker HostelGord:This morning we parted company with Innsbruck and our incomparable hosts Kurt and Ilse. We are very taken with the area and I am sure we will see both the...
Our week in Innsbruck is coming to an end and we will take up our bike pilgrimage on Tuesday heading first up the Inn river following the Camino to Santiago or Jakobsweg and then returning to the Via Francegena when we connect with it in Lausanne...
Our bikes arrived a day after us, having spent the night on a date that involved some rough play with the American customs officers in Seattle. Gord was able to have a local mechanic repair his brakes and I will buy a new bike computer because the wire to mine...
A pilgrim walks, cycles and draws with awareness of the small moments.It is almost time to quit our busy life at home to become pilgrims again on the Via Francigena. I am not a patient person at all, so I have already started my travel journal for the trip which...
Gordon - Today we were reminded that France has a third dimension - up. We are in the foothills of the Jura mountains, and suddenly we cannot wander at will on a network of secondary roads laid out on a two dimensional surface. While we must now follow river valleys,...
Roman Roads are straight! Ruth: We have spent the last two days primarily on the Roman Road. This is the original route between Canterbury to Rome. These roads were built long before the pilgrims, and for war and empire not faith. These roads are so well built, and...