Day 5 – Monday 6th May 2013
Set off again from Basel after another pleasant breakfast. Geoff very kindly went first thing in search of a place to purchase our motorway passes, required in Switzerland, although we are very much sticking to the scenic routes where possible as we have plenty of time and makes the journeys all the more enjoyable. Briefly went over the border into Germany, then back into Switzerland. Pretty much following along the banks of the River Rhein for quite a while, reached Zurich by lunchtime where we stopped to re-fuel and purchase some lunch. Found a suitable vantage point shortly after our fuel-stop to break to eat our lunch by the side of the road looking down over the valley. Starting to seriously climb now and sadly it’s started raining, through quite a few fairly long tunnels, one of which was particularly long and went up hill, and immediately after the exit went straight on to a small roundabout without much warning – Geoff had to employ a bit of impressive stunt driving to manage to negotiate this particular obstacle, made slightly more exciting by the wet roads – thanks for the entertainment, Geoff (and the warning!!) Arrived in Davos, Switzerland, late afternoon, in really rather unpleasantly-heavy rain and the temperaure has certainly plumetted from what we’ve been used to so far! Very pleasant alpine-hotel, lots of pine everywhere and seriously-big radiators!! It obviously gets pretty cold round these parts at times. The hotel owner was a rather amusing and pleasant chap, after settling in our rooms, decided a walk in down-town Davos wasn’t such a good idea in the pouring rain so stayed in the hotel and enjoyed the stunning mountain views from there. Had a most enjoyable meal where Geoff and Carole’s menu choices were cooked table-side by our host, who’s English was excellent, and sense of humour even better, whilst trying his best to set fire to the place with his entertaining cooking skills for their Boeuf Bourguignon. Too risky!!
