More Shadow than Fax

Day 6 (I think, they blend into one)
We left lovely Strasbourg along the canal tow paths - 20'ish miles of straight route with inclines only where there was a sluice. We then turned towards the Alsace wine region and its pretty villages. And who did we meet? Our old friend the headwind with gusts of 60kmh! The speed of our steeds was reduced to a very slow pace. The scenery was lovely but progress was hard.
 A large salad lunch in Ribeauville whilst watching the local resident stork being fed at a backdoor did revive us somewhat but I was limping on less than one cylinder - a mixture of possible dehydration and general bwadddrr!
South of Colmar we crossed the Rhein and carried on on German soil - more cafes but poorer quality roads than in France - what have they spent all those Greek IOUs on?
Somewhere along the way we boarded a train and arrived in Basel by early evening - 80'something miles of hard work and we went food hunting. What a grim place - Swiss architecture and city planning have few redeeming factors and the only impressive encounters are the prices of even simple meals. After a long search se decided that the hotel was the best option before the beds called us.  Day 7 and the fun will start- the hills and mountains are now calling- we are aiming for Lucerne somewhere way up there!! Big breakfast and we're off! Auf Wiedersehn, Pets!!!