Friday 23rd September – Oppenau, Germany

We drove through vineyards to Oberkirch, a busy market town famous for its strawberry market and its cherry, plum and raspberry brandies – it has the highest number of distilleries in Germany. However it didn't look that attractive so we continued to Oppenau just up the Rench valley. This was not on the wine route, probably because it doesn't have any vineyards, but it does have a recommended stellplatz. With more than 20 motorhomes leaving Sasbachwalden, we thought that we might have a problem finding spaces to stay but there were places and we parked up and secured an electrical connection which was important for our plans for tomorrow morning.

We took a wander around Oppenau and called in at the very helpful tourist information office to get details of local walks. We had planned to walk after lunch but the weather was so good that we spent the afternoon relaxing in the sun and reading.

Photos: Oppenau centre; Relaxing in the Oppenau stellplatz with the latest best-seller, 'The Yeoman Story'.