Day 3 - Luneville to Dornstetten

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189 miles today. After a bit of a scare with Marks bike looking like it may have had a leak from the rear drive.
Thankfully we reckon it may have been something they sprayed on when changing tyres.
So after a quick coffee in La Cervoise we were back on the road.
My original plan for visiting Struthof now cancelled, it was off to Colmar for a look around the medieval city. A French town but very Germanic looking.
A decision was made to target Hohencamping in Germany, a place I'd stayed at once before.
By chance we happened to find a memorial at an old blockhouse of the Maginot Line.
...and after not excluding ferries from the satnav, got a free ferry across the mighty Rhine.
Heading through the Schwarzwald, which is utterly beautiful.
Finally set up for the night and enjoying a well earned beer and some currywurst.
Blimey, 4 weiss beers later and we have a nose around the camp site.
Munich and Rommels grave site tomorrow, good night.

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