We awoke to a misty morning so after breakfast we went for another walk in the forest.The smell of the dew on the trees and floor was intoxicating and as we walked the sun peeped through slanting shafts of gold on the beech leaves that have already started to turn; it was quite magical.

We set off from the hotel to ride on the B500 to Baden Baden as it it one of the most popular biking roads through the forest; what made it even better for Colin was that we were the only vehicle on our side of the road which was great! As we started off we were surprised at the alpine look to the villages and small towns we passed through. We travelled right through the centre of the pine forest with the trees on both sides towering above us giving both shade a...