Zurich to Liechtenstein to Austria

16 June


Three countries in one day!

We had lovely bread from the bakery at the campsite for brekkie and ordered some more for the road trip. Left overs from the soup were grabbed by the ducks. It started on day one in Zurich when one lowly duck came our way. Then later, the same duck and his ducky friend. Then the next day 4 ducks came over and then in the afternoon again, another 6. It must be said that quacks travel fast when a couple of travellers are happy to share their leftovers with the locals.

The funniest moments with these cute webbed feet creatures was when the first one to arrive came back on his lonesome for his last takings. Nick had made a friend for life. This little guy was taking the food from Nicks hands. Nick almost lost a finger in the process!


We said goodbye to this bad weather and were hoping to find something better along the way.

Arriving in Liechtenstein the rain continued. It was so bad it really was not worth the effort to walk around and do a little day tour. Ruby pushed up the hill to show us the Vaduz Schloss (trans. Castle) – but you were not allowed in and the view points were all obscured by trees.


Needless to say we pushed through to Austria. As the weather was junk and we were tired – we decided to take the toll road halving our trip time. What an experience! Tunnels under the mountains all the way. Some of which were 15km plus and others with waterfalls cascading over them. Nick is sure he has seen this on Top Gear. Definitely worth the 8.50 Euro's. Something you would not see in SA just yet.

Set up camp at this stunning little site called Camping Kranebitterhof. It is just outside of Innsbruck and a short bus trip into town. The facilities are brand new – though the site has been open for years. We were greeted by such a friendly receptionist who offered us bread to collect from reception in the morning, assured us that wi-fi and showers were free and that at 25 Euro's this will all be worth it. There are no restrictions with extra tents or tarpaulins and no extra charges. Showers are super clean and although unisex, totally private, so not to worry.


We met up with a Saffa family in the campsite restaurant and had a good ol' mixed English and Afrikaans conversation. SA was playing Uruguay – the first SA match we have managed to watch! The score didn't look good – but we had to leave as the restaurant was closing.

Come on Bafana Bafana!

And then, goodnight.