Road trip - day 7 It was with a little sadness that we left Monika & Herbert! We had exchanged emails before our departure rather than being able to have a conversation!! We left them a little gift of a plant in the kitchen as a token of our thanks for their hospitality. Up at 8am; the earlier yet this week & on the road by 10am ..... breakfast, packed & Gite cleaned. The car boot is pretty full; did I pack too much??? Of course I did .... and there...

Road trip - day 6 - Thursday Today is the Schwarzwald forest walk day!! We had a late breakfast (again!) and set off back towards Calw to park up on a forest car park & set off on a track under the tree canopy. We started off on a Tarmac bike/walkers path but soon ended up near to the path but on a forest trail. Photo opportunities were aplenty; the quiet & greenery were lovely. We spent quite a while stopping & snapping shots from different an...

Road trip - day 5 - Wednesday Late start! Not up till 9am; started a new book so read a while in bed Excited at the prospect of fresh pink grapefruit for breakfast! Had bread & jam too Debated where to go; weather forecast is no rain & 20c, lovely& warming the sun but unfortunately our veranda doesn't get any through the day ;) Decided on a walk in the forest later but would try Calw the regional 'hub'. We explored the possibility of using our fre...

Road trip - day 4 - Tuesday Planning on a day trip to Baden Baden. Woke up early & messed around on soduko, iPad & magazine reading until 9am. Looks like the weather is good; very peaceful apart from the lorry deliveries to the supermarket across the valley!! Drive to BB was lovely but a bit steep in places, forest scenery all the way Has trouble parking; without a street map to understand where the places of interest are we ended up going through the...

Road trip - day 3 - Easter Monday Had a late start ;) We had a bit of a mixed up breakfast of anything & everything we had to hand. Decided to explore the local town Parked in Car Park 1 near to the station & set off exploring We walked down to the Palais Spa baths & then back up the other side of the river Went on the funicular railway; very surprised that George decided to give it a go! Had a drink in the restaurant cafe at the top & came...