Today’s route began by following the same course as the prologue. I started out this morning around 9:00 AM and headed back toward the village of Poliez-Piette. With everything else to think about yesterday, I forgot my camera. Poliez-Piette is so pretty I wanted to return to get a few pictures.
Since it was earlier in the day than my ride yesterday, there was considerably more traffic in town. As I approached the series of roundabouts, I remembered that car drivers would probably appreciate me signaling to which road I would be exiting. It did seem to have a good effect, although I’ll have to practice how to make a sweeping left hand turn and still control the bike as I extend my right arm just prior to exiting. This skill will come in very handy when I get to Italy.
Back out in the country, all seemed well. A bright sunny day with not a cloud in sight. The weather was a bit cool, but warming with every passing kilometer. No wind. This part of Switzerland is comparatively flat so there are lots of farms and there were many tractors on the road. Many of them were pulling trailers with freshly cut grains. The smell was both earthly and golden.
Without a specific route mapped out, I meandered through the Swiss countryside. The pace was easy as I rode through several villages. There always seemed to be one more village just a few kilometers away worth investigating. I would arrive in a village, ride to the center, and then take several of the side roads that branched out. The roads are very well marked so when I left a village, it was easy to find a road leading back home. It was a near perfect day on the bike.
Tomorrow’s forecast is for rain. I hope not.
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