114,5km – 2173m up – 2596m down – 4942kcal – 9:20h
Another early start into the day to make sure there is sufficient time to make it to camp.
The stage started with a hard but scenic climb on rough gravel in the morning, with rolling downhill in the second part of the day. I felt 
like being back home into Black Forest – the water was running down the rivers, birds were singing in the pine woods. Nice farms and plantations were found all along. 
Some riders enjoyed the rough terrain more than the others. But it was a sheer pleasure to ride through this fantastic part of the country.
I was going a controlled pace to save energy for the afternoon, which was supposed to be not that easy. After lunch at 67km there was another climb into head wind, which made the situation not even better. Until camp the hills were rolling up and down making progress slow, but steady.
The hotel is a very nice hotel, run by a Dutch lady, with beautiful garden arrangements. Food was excellent and plenty. Too bad, that this is only for a short stop-over.
