On Saturday (8th) we drove north along the best known scenic route in the region – the Schwarzwaldhochstraße or the Black Forest High Road – which ends in Baden-Baden. We stopped for a short break at Mummelsee, a lake on the high road which has lots of interesting legends about mermaids living in the lake who occasionally fell in love with local villagers (it never ended well!).

We didn’t stop in Baden-Baden (no suitable sites) but instead drove on to a stellplatz in Ettlingen, a small town just south of the city of Karlsruhe.

That afternoon we walked to the local Alde to top up on supplies and the following morning went into the town centre. Lots of street cafes, unusual statues and an excellent bakery!