Safe Return Doubtful

Day 11 – still on the shores of Lake Vättern (same little nook of the forest) The temperatures climbed back up today on what for southern Sweden at least, was a warm and humid day, in the late 20s. I found a track that skirted the lake and followed it.…

Day 10 – the shores of Lake Vättern Today was the second day of rain in succession. Speaking from a purely personal point of view, I was quite happy, as it keeps both the holiday makers and the biting flies away. It’s showery and windy, but still warm and humid.…

Day 9 – to Jämnesjön Lake There were just two others vans with me last night, both German. A couple with their teenage son in a motorhome who were kayaking on the lake, and a couple in a VW California van who came over during the evening to chat and…

Day 8 – at Tuvesjön beach I’d put together a route to hike this morning, but the online maps I’m using are not great in this area. Elsewhere in Europe, the Czech mapping app, Mapy, has been excellent. So I sort of made it up as I went along. The…

Day 7 – to Tuvesjön Lake A couple of other visitors pulled up late last evening, a caravan, and a motorhome with a young German family of three children, who were next to me, and we chatted. They had a new baby, and had made the most of the paternity…

Day 6 – to Hornsborg, Sweden An early morning dip in the fjord for the dog, who really didn’t want to come out, and an hour walk along the beach before breakfast. The place I stayed is a small farm and bed and breakfast that have up to 4 vans…

Day 5 – at Snekkeled I’m on a piece of land sandwiched between Odense fjord and Kerteminde fjord on the island of Funen, an area that is particularly susceptible to flood risk. In the event of the predicted 1.2 metre rise in sea level, 10% of Denmark will be submerged.…

Day 4 – to Snekkeled, Denmark I had researched some hiking for this morning; deprived of any for two days travelling I was pretty desperate, and the dog even more so. After filling up, taking advantage of the cheaper fuel, and a quick supermarket visit in Flensburg, we crossed the…

Day 3 – to Wanderup, Germany A driving day, heading eastwards around Antwerp, Eindhoven, Münster, Bremen, Hamburg, and I’m finally holed up in the little town of Wanderup, just a few kilometres short of the Danish border. Weather is similar to UK at the moment, ranging between 14 and 20C,…

Day 2 – to Nevele, Belgium I’m travelling through Folkestone as to my reckoning it’s a lot easier and cheaper when with the dog. Any ferries longer than 5 hours require that you book a cabin, which in the high season is rarely available, and priced highly. Even the Harwich…