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This morning we departed camp after breakfast on Lake Zurich with Mike. Breakfast was a simple meal of bread cheese and salami, but we're buying bread by the kilo now, so we get plenty of food. (We've been using Nate trademarked "immigrant mode" method
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Sorry for not posting yesterday, we are finding it hard to keep our phones charged. The heat finally broke yesterday!! Which made for a much more pleasant biking experience. We biked about 125km from Solothurn to Zurich (with a brief stop in Baden for Doner Kebab). Upon arriving in Zurich,
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Today was a 100km ride from Estavsyer Le Lac to Solothurn. It was thankfully mostly flat along the Aare River but there were a couple unnecessary ascents into towns to test our thighs. We can't tell if we are just doing less hills or in better shape but
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The heat relented a little today, with a high of a lowly 88. We moved the tent last night to try and get better airflow, and it might of worked (although I think it was just a little cooler last night). I think everyone slept for a least a few
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Today was another scorcher with the high reaching 99. Mark and Matt found a English catholic mass which they attended in the morning. Being told from an early age to dress up for church they felt a little uncomfortable walking in with flip flops and shorts but when the Scottish
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Happy 4th of July from the land of the neutrality! Today was another scorcher with temperatures reaching the 90s again. Thankfully out bike ride was done by noon leaving us to swelter in the shade for the remainder of the day. Today we bike to Lusanne, which is on Lake
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When we first landed in Austria, we learned about "Die Föhn" from Nate's friend Rachel and her friend Joe. They told us Die Föhn is a hot wind that blows out of Italy and heats up the alps. Joe went on to explain that everyone in
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Today we didn't leave camp till noon. We woke up, had some breakfast, rinsed out some clothes and set them out to dry before heading out to take a tram ride to Glacier Paradise, which is the tallest glacier in the world standing over 13,000 feet. Since
Day 16 After a lazy morning we awoke to a bright sun and made a nice breakfast of bread. Then we headed to the train station to get our tickets up to Zermatt. Even though Mark and Nate were extremely clear about not being eligible for discounted tickets, for some
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Pre-pre-Post note: We're enjoying the comments on the blog! Thanks all Pre-Post Note: Sorry for the lack of photos, Matt's phone died. Today could be described as epic. Nate seems to enjoy planning 100km+ days with just under a mile of vertical gain. To be fair,
Today was quite the adventure. We awoke to the mountain goats near the campsite breaking free of their string fence and wandering towards the camp. These goats (not sure if they were actually goats) had horns and liked to butt heads so we kept a weary eye on them. Thankfully
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Today started out with a climb out of the campsite. Then a climb out of Disentis. Then a climb up to Oberalp Pass. In total, we climbed about 800 meters. The 500 meter descent into Andermatt was a well earned blast. On the climb we met a great guy from