Start point.. Lincoln, then to Harwich and the ferry to the Hook of Holland.
Finish point.. Somewhere near Bremen, Germany
Distance. 410 Miles. Plus 130 Miles for the Ferry Crossing
The alarm went off at 3am this morning, bit of a shock getting up that early but wanted to be at the Ferry in plenty of time, luckily most people were still tucked up in their beds so it was a clear run to Harwich and I was there for 8am, had a short wait and then boarded the Stena Lines “Stena Hollandica”, It must of had a recent refurb as the ship was spotlessly clean and the cabin was better than most hotels provide, considering it was classed as a single berth it would have slept 3 people easily, the only disappointment was the rather nasty and under cooked breakfast, think I’ll stick to the croissants on the return leg.
My home for the 7 hour crossing, complete with on-suite, and free TV..
It’s bye bye Blighty…..
And Hello Netherlands….
The run north east through the Netherlands was quite busy, probably due to people returning home after weekend breaks, there were lots of Motor homes and racevans towing trailers so must have been a big race meet on somewhere. By the time I got past Zwolle (yes, it really is spelt like that) the road cleared of most of the traffic.
The last stretch of twin track in the Netherlands before crossing the border and hitting the German Autobahns.
The weather was fine until I crossed the border into Germany where it proceeded to empty the contents of all the black clouds onto the top of the van and then followed me the next 100 miles, so at about 11pm I gave up and got parked up on the outskirts of Bremen. It really amazes me how the Germans will still do 120 MPH in the rain, any slouches, like me really have to be careful when pulling out to pass lorries as those headlights you see in the mirror half a mile back are soon pushing up your A**e to get passed, but at least they are polite about it.
Well thats it for tonight, the rush is over and the sight seeing starts tomorrow.
Have a happy Bank Holiday……..
Delscampertour 