Again we got up bright and early and went down to the breakfast buffet. Same lineup except for these little peach cake things which were yummy. It was pretty dreary outside and this was the day we planned on swimming. So we took our time getting ready. Again we were going to take the ferry, but do to the weather and no hurry in getting to Reinspitz where we planned on swimming, we decided to bike it. 
The weather cleared up considerably, but wasn't very warm. We were still set on going swimming though. We rode through some towns in search of a good swimming area, but many in this area seemed to be for boat docking. We decided to ride our bikes on to Rorchach and then take the ferry back to Lindau where we would catch the train. As the day went on, it did become increasingly warmer and by the time we came across a quaint little spot in Gasau, we were ready to swim. We swam out to this pontoon about 400m out and pretended to surf for a while. The water was quite cold though, so we didn't last long. Not to mention my legs already being sore enough without adding too much swimming in. So we dried off and changed and got back on our bikes. We continued on to Rorchach and got some lunch. The first place we stopped had no vegetarian options, so we had to pay for our drinks and try somewhere else. Then it seemed to be siesta time or something because everywhere was closed form 2-4pm. We rode around a bit more and found this sand sculpture thing that was going on. They were all about 5X5 ft and extraordinarily sculpted. It was very impressive. 
We found a place to eat and then boarded the ferry to Lindau. It was packed and we barely found a place to sit. At the first stop it cleared out a bit and we were able to enjoy the view. It took about an hour. We pulled up to Lindau and the train station was right there, which was nice. Today's ride was about 40km at least, so we were ready to relax on the train. We changed trains in Ulm and again in Stuttgart, arriving in Heilbronn at 12:04am. We biked home and passed out almost instantly.
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