After 12 years the Daddies return to Grimsel Pass Switzerland After many years a select few of the Daddies return to Uncle Simon’s crash site on a Bike Normandy Italian Lakes and Swiss Alps tour. Take a look at the…
Wednesday 21st September 2016 Mileage: 185 miles A sad day today, packing up ready for the last leg back to Caen. I great well organised tour by John and Jen with fantastic roads, views scenery and all of the hotels…
Tuesday 20th September 2016 Mileage: 260 miles Riding Today: Todays riding was through the Loire Valley and Sancerre wine region to Beaugency. John and Jen left the best to last, an absolutely beautiful hotel with outdoor swimming pool and enclosed…
Monday 19th September 2016 Mileage: 235 miles Todays Riding: We leave Switzerland today heading west for France. Our route took us across the Col de la Forclaz with our first coffee break in Chamonix. Our route continued following La Route…
Sunday 18th September 2016 Today was a free day and we decided to take a boat trip across the lake to Interlaken to re-visit our old haunts from our visits many years ago in 2003 and 2004. Once in Interlaken…
Saturday 17th September 2016 Todays Riding: Today we had a ride out covering the main Swiss passes: Furka – Grimsel – Nufenden and St. Gottard. It was a mixed day with some wet riding but worth every penny great ride.…
Friday 16th September 2016 Mileage: 165 miles Todays Riding: Today we left Morteratsch and headed across the Julier and Lenzerheide Pass with a little surprise this morning at the Pradaschier Toboggan Run. After our run down the toboggan we headed…
Thursday 15th September 2016 Today was a free day with an optional ride out to the Berina Pass, Stelvio Pass and Ofenpass. We decided to have a day off the bikes as the weather was not good. There is also…
Wednesday 14th September 2016 Mileage: 120 miles The Days Riding: From Stresa we headed off and caught the ferry across the lake to Levano passing into Switzerland for coffee on Lake Lugano. We then crossed back into Italy for lunch…
Monday 13th September 2016 Today was a day out of the saddle and some free time to take a look around Stresa and Lake Maggiore. There is a funicular railway up into the mountains overlooking the lake and boat trips…
