We thought it would be a simple 2.5 mile cycle to the airport this morrning however our first attempt at following the Google directions had us arriving at what looked like the cargo section of the airport, if it hadn't been for all the locked gates we would probably have ended up on the runway.
So back the way we had come to see if we could get onto a road with cycle paths which we had crossed on a flyover a wee bit back, but there seemed to be no way on to it. I suspect that this is a direct route from the Swiss sector of the airport directly into Basel with no access from France which we were in. So, after more studying of the maps we worked out a loop which took us right past the front door of our hotel again (to the Benny Hill theme tune playing in my head) and eventually got our way to the airport with just enough time to get the bikes packed up and cheked in.
The guy at the check in desk was a bit bemused by our bikes just wrapped in polythene bags but after a quick phone call to his boss we were soon checked in and on our way, the bikes and all our luggage arriving safe and sound at Edinburgh. A quick stroll to the car park and we were soon loaded up and on our way home in the glorious heatwave Scotland has been enjoying while we were away. It was only when we got home that we noticed that the bonnet and front wing of my car had been badly bashed in the car park while we were away!
Anyway, apart from that it has been a great trip. We have covered over 700 miles, through 6 countries with quite different landscapes and met a lot of great people along the way. The towns of Alsace have been particularly special and I think we'll need to come back and do some more exploring there. But for now thats it, we just need to start planning where the next trip will be.
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