It was seriously time to give the 'car' a decent run & for John to make sure he could handle the complexities of driving on the wrong side of the road & changing gears with his right hand. We headed off to another section of the Black Forest near Freiburg - which is apparently Germany's hottest city - even in Winter when the snow surrounds the city in the valley. A cable car ride took us up to the top of Mt. Schauinsland - 1284m above sea level. A sho...

Back to Josip's (cousin) to meet his daughter & her family. She's great - speaks english well as does her husband. Her baby is just 4 months old. After gorginng on cherry cake & coffee for afternoon tea at Josip's we tried to work it off by taking a long walk around their neighbourhood. Just what the doctor had ordered.

Had a massive lunch at Josip & Mirijana's home in Rottweil. The best snitzels ever. Lunch & the visit finished at about 7:45pm. We met last time we were in Europe so we had lots of news to catch up on. Also, I bled them dry in order to improve my family tree - dates of birth, death, names of relatives, spouses, etc. etc. This time we dragged our laptop with us & it turned out to be owrthwhile, not only to update the family tree details, but to sh...

Off early with Marto & Ljubica to Triberg to see the waterfalls of the Black Forest. The first stop was to see the largest Cuckoo Clock in the world. It was the size of a typical german countryside house. The cuckoo came out once at 10:30am & then once at 11:00am except this time it cuckooed 11 times. The shop nearby was full of clocks of all types - particularly cuckoo clocks & a room full of grandfather clocks of all sizes. At Triberg, we walked ...

Got up at 5:00am - couldn't sleep. Was it the excitement of the train trip to Germany or the fact that we would have our own wheels for 3 months?I got a wee touch of sun yesterday - so a bit pink on the forehead - but I can't blame that for the early rise. Nevertheless I feel rested. Heading off around 9:30am & expect to be in Bad Durrheim, Germany at about 1:30pm. Picked up the car & arrived at Marto's (cousin) place at about 4:30pm. the car is a Niss...