Off to the Black forest and Belchenblick campsite. We don’t rush our departure, leaving at 12 noon, aware that the site office will probably be closed until mid-afternoon. They tend to open in the morning for departures then close until around 3pm and open again for arrivals. The motorway is very busy with holiday traffic and there were several delays due to road works.
This campsite will be home for ten nights so it will be good to settle down for a while. We booked through the UK Camping and Caravanning Club in England so arrangements were made in advance. The arrival was very efficiently effected, with a helpful guy showing us to our pitch. We note that many of the pitches are very small by UK standards but most of the UK campers are on the larger pitches, presumably because they booked through the CCC. Although we have a very small caravan, the pitch is just about the right size for us so I’m glad we pre-booked. It’s also in a very sunny spot.
Camping Belchenblick in the Black Forest – home for the next 10 days
On arrival we were given a Konus card. This gives us free use of all public transport in the Black Forest and is funded from the tourist tax all tourists have to pay, currently at the rate of 1.5 euros per person per night. We are also given a free entry card to the large outdoor pool next to the site and the site has it’s own indoor heated pool that’s free of charge. The only amenity lacking here is reliable Wifi. A patchy connection is possible occasionally from one tiny and very crowded spot next to the reception office.
The camp shop opened at 5pm and we popped down to see what they had to offer – not much – and ordered bread for tomorrow. The lovely lady that served us recommended roggenmischbrot as bread that tasted even better when it is a day old, so we ordered a loaf. It turned out to be a light brown loaf, quite dense but not too heavy, that tasted of rye and was very good.
It’s really nice to feel we can chill, settle and rest for a while.
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