Wending our way to Wemding

Arrived at the campsite in Wemding after a journey of a couple of hours with no hitches. Lovely campsite yet again with a number of grassed areas, each surrounded by bushes and trees as wind breaks and each one large enough for about 8 caravans. There are not many here at the moment though so we have plenty of space to ourselves. There is also a large lake for swimming when the weather is warm enough - and that is definitely not today. 16c with quite a chilly wind. Rain forecast for tomorrow and cooler still. No other Brits that we can see as yet. Some Germans close to us who were playing boule as we left for the internet room. They seem friendly enough. No wi fi here either but there is a room with two computers to use so that is what we are doing to update the blog.

Wemding is 18 km from Nordlingen where we are going tomorrow. It is still on the Romantische Strasse so there are plenty of lovely towns to visit - but we are getting ready for a day of rest again - lots of driving, walking and cycling means a bit of recuperation needed. At Nordlingen there is a Macdonalds and we will definitely visit it to upload the pictures taken for the recent blog entries and to chat with anyone on Skype if they are around when we are logged on.

We went to a local supermarket for provisions after setting up camp and nearby is a VW dealership and service centre. We took the car in and spoke (or rather had a stilted conversation with) a mechanic regarding the defect that was identified in Waxweiler last week. We thought it would be easy to tell him what we know, ask him to order the part and then take a day to repair it - no such luck. They wanted to take the car in for a couple of days to test it for themselves, then order the part and repair it. We are only here for 3 days and he told us that Thursday is another public holiday! How many do they have? Of course the weekend interrupts too. We would have to write off about a week to get it sorted and we don´t want to do that. Another reason was that the courtesy transport they offered us (see the pic) did not look too trustworthy. So we thanked him and drove off. Steve thinks his old trick of a bit of black insulation tape over the warning light will solve the problem - it will certainly make for an easier life!

So a quiet evening with food, drink and perhaps a film lies ahead for us. I´m making a ratatouille with shnitzel tonight and we may force down a glass or two of vino. We certainly will not eat al fresco but tucked up inside Essie where its warm with some music on until its time for the big movie.

Enough for today then - Nordlingen beckons tomorrow.