First. Sorry for the discombobulated post today. It seems the ladies were tired and things got a bit scrambled. So some things may not be in order.

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Because we were warm last night we left a window open. This made the room perfectly cool but also let in an annoying mosquito. So when the alarm went off at 5:30am, we had already been partially awakened by the pest.

Still it was a good start to the morning. By that I mean we were all speedy and out the door and off walking in short order.

Our first stop was the nearby bakery for a pastry.

The air was crisp and the surroundings were covered in a thick mist. It made for some good photos.

As we walked out of the city through a few industrial areas, all I could think of was this would make a great setting for a horror movie.

It took quite a bit longer than I expected for the mist to fully burn off and provide some views of the mountains in the distance. They were still far away, but they were also notably closer than we’d seen two days before in Germany.

Things we saw along our walk today included fields of onions, alpacas, cows, and stunning countryside.

Things we noticed was a substantially lower number of buildings with solar panels. In Germany seemingly every building was covered in them.

We stopped for groceries and lunch in Münchwilen. We treated ourselves to a street vendor bratwurst. As soon as we left the village we started following the Murg River through a beautiful park.

At some point after lunch Allison discovered she’d left her clothes line and safety pins at the previous pilgerherberge. Bummer. Fortunately, we quickly walked past a large complex with a Home Depot type store and a department store. Fortunately we were able to purchase all we needed for our “new” clothes line.

Our path had a few steep parts but nothing too severe and none very long.  The views along the way provided inspiration as did some funny sights too.

We had previously arranged tonight’s lodging at Schwendi-Stubli.  Since it is off the Camino, the owner picked us up in his car along our route and I am ever so thankful as their house is on the side of a mountain. 

When we arrived, our host asked if we’d left anything at the last pilgerhaus. It seems our previous nights host found our clothes line and lovingly drove here to drop it off for us. So kind.

It’s gorgeous here.

Uschi, our hostess fixed a wonderful salad and a pasta dish on her wood stove.  Come to find out both our host and hostess are in their 80’s. She obviously loves gardening and he loves woodworking.  This place is a home!

Our host Richi has several hobbies. He loves to work with wood, makes his own grappa, hunts, and builds additions. He kindly took us on a tour of his house which is beautiful. Mark enjoyed his time with a fellow do it yourself guy. And Nadine was amazed at all the cow bells.