I am so tired tonight

I'm in Chur,Switzerland tonight. 

It was a beautiful ride today but there was a lot of climbing, missing a turn, and trying to find my hostel. I'm a very tired puppy so I'm going to try and keep this short. 

I made it almost 50 miles and gained about 2,400 ft of elevation. Most of that elevation was gained on a narrow mountain road that paralleled a a deep gorge. The payback was a fun descent with several tight hairpin curves. 

The town of Disentis from a mild ascent. The white building is an old Abbey. 

Rote 2 is also Eurovelo 15. I missed one of the signs late in the ride and that messed up finding the best way into Chur. 

Lucian and Niki from Zurich were riding the same route. We chatted along the way but my picture takingleft me far behind. 

My first crossing of the Rhine. It gets bigger quickly. 

Gravel segment. Most of the route is paved, country roads, it dedicated trails

Interesting landscaping 

Old bridge over the gorge. Only pen to fit and bike traffic now. 

That's my bike

Google says it means Factory Acces. Fahrt means a drive. German smashes words together. 

Twisty road

McDonald's. KFC was across the street. I've avoided American franchises so far. 

My room. Top bunk. This hostel was formerly a prison. Susan and I  stayed at a former prison hostel in New Zealand. 

The door looks almost original. 

Met a tulip farmer from Holland here. He was playing an Irish song I recognized and I started to sing along. Arie and I ended up chatting for quite a while. 

See you tomorrow.