3 July 2012: Yesterday we headed north as there was no point in hanging about waiting for the weather to change as it was forecast to rain for 5 days. We camped overnight near Strasbourg and then drove through the heart of the Black Forest villages, sampling the famous cake in the prettiest village of Schiltach and visiting the brewery at Alpirsbacher where the beer is brewed with Black Forest spring water. We have experienced rain for the past 3 days after nearly 3 months of almost cloudless skies! The village of Schiltach:

Paul transporting cake in Schiltach:

Linda displaying the cake in Schiltach:

Paul with a keg of beer from the brewery in Alpirsbacher: