Squirrels, waterfalls and asparagus

A day trip out of the campsite to Triberg waterfalls, the highest in Germany. We have a nice drive through lots of twisty roads and picturesque villages, passing by the largest cuckoo clock in the world on the way. Triberg is a very tourist oriented town, popular with bikers (hooray!), but the people were very friendly and hospitable. We drove to the halfway point for the waterfalls and took a walk through the nature trails in the forest...





J & T in the forest, looking out for local wildlife.




There were several bridges giving the opportunity for the best vantage point for the falls. The above shot was taken by balancing the camera on the bridge rail and, with a bit of help from a polarising lens, exposed for around 0.8 seconds at f/22.








A hot blonde looks over the Wasserfalle ;-)









An amazing cuckoo clock shop with fantastic characters beavering away above the shop front.




We bought some Erdnusse (peanuts) for feeding the wildlife. Once Jon was full the squirrels had a go. Toni managed to hand feed this squirrel - they have become accustomed to human contact over the years.



Yum yum...!



No more peanuts - time to scurry away.



The largest cuckoo clock in the worlds - actually quite boring! We found a small one further down the road with amazing carved figures that sang and danced and chopped wood.

We'd had a fabulous time at the campsite (Campingplatz Kinzigtal) - great bar and restaurant and they had a table tennis table!!! The staff were really friendly and helpful and we've really enjoyed having a break and chilling here.

Now planning the escape to France with only 8 minutes of battery life left on the laptop - a blast through the mountains is looking likely. Another long day beckons but it should be worth it.

Hoping internet access in France is good - otherwise see you Saturday.

j & t


PS: Toni is cooking a delicious meal in the tent tonight - sausages (for Jon) and white asapargus (for Toni) - yummy scrummy!