We left the camping area at Baden Baden around 10:00am on Thursday morning with the destination of Triberg. Triberg is famous for its cuckoo clocks and waterfall but we were absolutely fascinated by our choice of accommodation for the night.

Without various road closures and diversions, the journey should have been an hour and a half. We followed the famous B500 route south through the Forest. Part way through the journey, what can only be described as a small hamlet appeared and there were just masses of people, cars and buses. We had “discovered” Lake Mummelsee, which is a 17m deep lake in the northern section of the Black Forest. Wikipedia says it’s a very popular place for tourists travelling along the Black Forest High Road.

Once located in complete isolation, this 800m (in circumference) lake is surrounded by a number of myths. According to legends, mermaids lived beneath the surface of Mummelsee, possessing supernatural powers.

We walked around the lake and purchased some “schinken” bread for lunch.

After our arrival at the campsite (more later) we received yet more Black Forest “Guest cards” which would lessen the impact of the 26 Euro fee for our accomodation location.

We set off for the waterfalls, which were free, courtesy of our Guest Cards.

We then followed the red route back into town, past a pretty pond and the Baroque church for an early doors beer in the marketplace at Restaurant Tresor. The main door to the church was a work of art…

Early afternoon refreshments turned into several beers and a very nice meal. Stunning temperatures and despite the traffic (the main B500 runs right through Triberg) we had a very pleasant late afternoon and evening.

We arrived back at daheim camping to find all the motorhome places full. There were some units parked on top of the building (in the carpark) that had arrived later but since we had pre-booked our spot, we had one of the 6 motorhome spaces in the ground floor car park. Electricity was included but wasn’t necessary. The building was formerly a metal fabrication business and the brutality of the building contrasts with the picturesque town of Triberg. There is very little information about the former company but it folded or relocated a number of years ago. SMK (I guess) fabricated materials or equipment used for cooling. That was about all we found out.

Given the lack of accommodation in Triberg, daheim have “converted” the factory into Indoor Camping, a pub, a Gymn, an events centre and possibly an equivalent of a “bunk barn”. The toilet and shower facilities were modern, clean and lots of the cubicles have been fabricated from sheet metal. Ancient metal presses remain on show, highlighting the past use of this building.

The indoor camping is a selection of themed caravans located in the main, former factory floor.