Switzerland

The Italian-Switzerland border where they didn't even check our passports



Our bike was happy to make it to Locarno, Switzerland

June 23 Arona-Locarno, Switzerland

Today we traveled further North up the eastern shore of Lake Maggorie. It was a fairly uneventful but beautiful day. We really only had a few turns to make and now that we are starting to figure out the road system over here it was much easier than the first day. We made several stops along the lake including at the Italian/Switzerland border before finding a spot to camp in Locarno, Switzerland. The campground was called Lido Mappo a 5 star (yes that’s right, who even knew there was such things as 5 star camping) campground that came complete with a grassy spot to put our tent, a tree to lock our bike to, and a bathroom 50 meters away (just like every KOA in America!). After settling in for the night I heard some rustling in our bags outside the tent and a few moments of this I decided I should see what was tearing into our equipment and trying to steal our food. It was none other than a cute little hedgehog. After a minute or two stare down between me and our friendly little visitor he took off for better prizes as I took to hiding our food better. Tomorrow we plan to head further north into Switzerland and maybe even ride our first pass there if we are feeling brave!
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