April 11th to May 17th 2023
Questions,
Did you have a good time, how far did you travel, was it difficult, where was your favourite place, where would you go again, did you have trouble with the language, just a few of the questions fired at us since our return. To be honest it isn’t easy to answer them , a few are factual, a few subjective I may differ from Michelle in my answers, eg some campsites were wonderful but miles from anywhere whilst others weren’t so good but in a great position. Language wasn’t a problem across most of the countries as usual people we met spoke perfect English and as many of them were Manchester United fans they often talked football, even knowing our local team the Wolves.
Apart from the wintery weather in Norway we were very lucky on our travels we had a few nights with heavy rain and one full day when it rained, the rest of the time it was dry but often cold with a constant cold wind blowing.
Shopping was easy there were supermarkets everywhere, the further north we went vegetables both fresh and frozen were a rarity but always plenty of salad. It’s fun trying to make out what some items are and try a few new things. Prices were not extortionate if you shopped in Aldi/Lidl and their equivalents which perhaps say something about our cost of living, and diesel was cheaper than in the UK. We don’t eat out often when we are travelling so I can’t comment on restaurant prices.
We made quite a few ferry crossings to shorten our route and this figured as a major cost in our budget, some couldn’t be avoided there was no other route and others saved hours and hundreds of miles. Driving on the whole wasn’t too difficult Michelle managed the navigation superbly and in most countries we found the standard of driving superior to here in the UK. Denmark wins hands down for quality of roads, lack of traffic and ease of driving.
Statistics.
We visited 7 countries, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
We spent 37 days away.
Altogether we drove 3,331 miles, I have been asked why didn’t I drive around the neighbourhood for an extra 2 miles😊Fuel for the journey came in at €900.
We stayed for 28 nights on campsites and had 8 free nights, free camping isn’t easy in some countries and we didn’t let it be a major factor in our planning. Altogether that cost us approx €500
As mentioned ferries were a big cost and they cost us €700.
All our other spending, food, souvenirs, drinks, treats, incidentals etc came to a total of €1,400.
This makes a grand total of €3,500, not cheap but just less than €100 euro’s a day for a magical trip, worth every euro. A summer trip heading south would come in much cheaper, looking forward to it😊👍
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