19 May 2009 A long but great day doing a cycling and ferry tour around lake Constance in perfect weather. We first cycled eastward along the lake to Friedrichsafen where we had local Bodansee fish for lunch. The Zeppelin airships were built in Friedrichsafen and we visited an excellent museum on the subject including a full scale mockup of a section of the Hindenburg. The lake is on the border between Germany and Switzerland and our next step was to catch the ferry across to Romanshorn in Switzerland. We had excellent views of the Swiss mountains lit up by the late afternoon sun. It was cycling again on an attractive path westwards to Konstanz and then the ferry across to Meersburg. It was two very tired cyclists who pushed their bikes back up through the town ... read more

17 May 2009 The weather for the past couple of weeks although mostly dry has generally been dull, but today we woke to cloudless skies. In this wonderful weather we drove the few miles to Constance and our first view of the lake was in perfect conditions. In the afternoon we strolled around the town that we propose to make our base for the next few days, Meersburg, and joined the crowds enjoying the good weekend weather. After making ferry enquiries for our next day plans, we returned to the camper stop and had a pleasant evening with our British neighbours Den and Liz. ... read more

15 May 2009 Today we drove about 30k east of Titisee to a town called Bonndorf and did a 10k very picturesque and interesting walk along a gorge just outside the town called the Wutachlucht. The gorge is hemmed in with steep limestone cliffs along almost its whole length. The route wanders through the cliffs sometimes adjacent to the river and sometimes well above it but giving magnificent views all the time. The path was narrow and rocky in many places. We were able to catch a bus back to the van which was parked at the start of the walk. we then drove back to Bonndorf where we are staying the night on a free camper stop. ... read more

13 May 2009 We left Freiburg and had a short drive to a delightful walk around a waterfall just outside Todtnau. Then on to look at the Black Forest main ski area at Feldberg before continuing to Titisee where we are staying in a very picturesque position on the edge of the local lake. ... read more

11 May 2009 Another lovely day in the Black Forest when we traversed many picturesque twisting mountain roads in our travels. First we went to look at the Triberg Falls which although not particularly spectacular did provide a pleasant walk. This was followed by a look at another house size cuckoo clock and as we arrived just before 12 we were able to see the bird in action although it did give a rather tired call. Then into the rural mountains to a hamlet called Martinskapelle for a delicious lunch of fresh trout and home made black forest cherry cake at a restaurant recommended by the guide book with very welcoming owners. The source of the Danube was in their back yard. After a walk to work off the food we continued on our way, called ... read more