Remember this day being a bit more comfortable in the morning.

Most of the riding was on shaded paths along the river.

We got to Basel by the afternoon. Had another Psssssss flat right as we got into Basel. Gave us time to clean up the bikes. Using Andrew’s gps phone, we found a nice hostel. The hostel was really, really nice, despite being called a YMCA. Very modern.

Andrew and I went to the Big Art Museum in Basel, whatever it’s called. We saw this fun fountain on the way back. Definitely my favorite fountain ever. All of these contraptions were “just going to town” on the water: sifting it, spraying it, spitting and swirling and smacking it, and, my favorite, tromping it with rot iron horse hooves

At the hostel, we watched Germany “win” third place in the World Cup. A drunken German commented on the action throughout the game. At two in the morning, four people checked into our hostel room.