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Published: June 29th 2017
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We were happy to leave the closed in yacht harbour from our overnight stay and head straight into the country and back along the shore through Kressbronn, Nonnenhorn and on to Wasserburg where we stopped to view an old castle down by the harbour on the headland. It is now mainly an hotel but behind it is the St George church with a large painting of St George slaying a dragon. A pretty spot.
From Wasserburg we passed through orchards and vineyards until we reached Lindau, the largest town in the area. The Old Town dating back to 1220 sits on an island joined by rail and road causeways. It has a lovely enclosed harbour watched over by a tower (with Rapunzel's plait hanging out the window!) and the harbour entrance built in 1812 guarded by a lighthouse and a huge lion statue. There are 24,000 inhabitants and it is here that Nobel Prize winners meet each year to exchange knowledge. In Lindau we had a nice leisurely coffee before heading back onto the trail.
Not far from Lindau we passed out of Germany and into Austria where our trail stayed close to the shore and away from traffic.
We stopped for a picnic lunch not far over the border on a beach which for all the world was like a sea shore. The beach was covered with round pebbles with waves lapping backwards and forwards. A man came down with his dog who went crazy in the water trying to eat the waves. The dog had a wonderful time.
Soon after we followed a wide concrete trail with a solid sloping rock wall for several kilometres into Bregenz which is the capital of this area of Austria. This waterfront would be perfect for Nelson's Rocks Road. The city foreshore is very modern with sculptures and a floating stage for concerts. Bregenz is at the far end of the lake and backing up to highlands which haven't occurred anywhere else on the lake. There is a cable car which goes up the mountain behind the city with views over the surrounding land and water.
From hereon we managed to get off course again by mistaking the first large river we went over as the Rhine when it was the Bregenzerach. We headed off inland as instructed but we should have been much further on before doing this.
The first person to help led us back to the trail. The second man told us to keep going until we found a sign to Hoechst. To get there you cross over the New Rhein which is actually a wide canal whereas the Old Rhein is right by Hoechst. There is a huge delta area between the two Rhines filled by the town and farms. So, in fact there are 3 large rivers draining the area. Ah, well, we did eventually arrive in the right place but certainly not by the right path.
Our hotel in Hoechst is the very nice de Linde and right by the old baroque church with it's beautiful painted ceiling. It's a huge improvement on last night's accomodation. Soon after arriving a thunderstorm occurred with two silly Kiwis under one umbrella going to a cafe down the street for a cup of tea.. It was a marvellous and popular cafe with gorgeous cakes and any beverage you could think of. We had a good old cup of tea with Apple Strudel (him) and Vanilla Creme Slice (me).
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