Hey 
I used to have a little condo on the Schwarzwald Hochstrasse where we lived for about seven years. You picked a great spot for your vacation. I'll tell you something a buddy and I used to do after work. We would coast our bikes and glide pretty much all the way from the "village" Sand down to Baden-Baden. Then I'd get my wife to pick us up in the car and bring us back to Sand.
I got the idea after a Hawaii vacation on Maui when we coasted down the road of a very large volcano (except the tour guide forced us not to go over 25mph :-(
But from Sand to Baden Baden we definitely went over 25mph!!! It was a blast.
That sounds like so much fun! What took you to Germany?
I got my MBA in international business which included an intensive language course in German (one summer 7 hours a day 5 days a week.) Then I went to work for a German company in the states. They sent me to Germany for a year, six months in two different cities. I made some contacts here, and eventually was offered a job in Germany.
Looking forward to your next Black Forrest post!!!
What a great experience for to have had!