Monday, August 14th Week 2

We are the only ones on the pitch at the summer pool in Greiz and so we have the shower all to ourselves, a private bathroom! Of course we use it!

It's already hot and oppressive at 10 a.m. Shopping at Kaufland Greiz makes us sweat! At least the walk from the parking lot to the store ;-)

Then we just chug north on this oppressively hot day. We make good progress.

The pitch we chose is in the forest and offers shade. Perfect.

Another short walk to explore the area, but we don't see the old Elbe, it's too far away.

Today we are cooking ourselves, serving outside, and doing so at 5 p.m. A wise decision. We have barely swallowed the last bite when the first drops of rain fall.

It rains on and off throughout the evening, but fortunately the heavy rain with the risk of hail that was forecast does not materialize. Later, the sky turns blue again and it is and remains hot.

Tuesday, August 15

The day starts sunny. But the first rain soon catches up with us. It starts shortly after our shopping stop. However, we drive away from the storm and so it is not as bad as it seems.

Our lunch stop today is at a small but beautiful rest area on the highway and the sun is shining again.

At around 1:30 p.m. we reach the parking spot we were aiming for in Schwerin. We are lucky and manage to get a spot. The space is not as spacious as last night, but we are quite happy.

We cycle into the city with the e-bikes, past the castle, through the park and also through the old town.

Since most restaurants serve hot meals all day, you can have a delicious dinner at 4:30 p.m. The dark clouds become more numerous and so we head home and arrive dry. Luckily, there is no heavy rain.

Our plan for today is set. First, we'll go shopping at the nearby Kaufland and then fill up the gas tank. The heat of the last few days has put a lot of strain on the refrigerator and we've used up a lot of gas. Until today, we've always been without electricity - it's been going out all over the place.

And finally, we don't want to drive far today so that we can enjoy the sunny weather to the fullest.

But sometimes things turn out differently than you think. Our satnav says we'll reach our destination in 78 kilometers - that's right.

First problem: After shopping, we have to take an annoying detour because the entrance to the highway is closed.

Second problem: At some point we get the idea. Our satnav is sure to take the ferry from Priwall to Travemünde. Oops, does it take motorhomes? The last few kilometers to the ferry are narrow and there is a lot of excursion traffic. It ends 500 meters before the ferry. From here on we have to queue and we still don't know if we can cross with the motorhome. We turn around without further ado. That means going back a few kilometers.

Third problem: The entrance to the next highway that we should take is closed. This means the detour is getting longer and longer.

Fourth problem: On our new route we cross the river Trave. This bridge is raised when there is boat traffic and this happens exactly when we want to cross. So please wait.

So our route today is suddenly 122 km long and takes over an hour longer.

But we were lucky on the huge parking lot in Travemünde and got a nice corner spot with lots of space.

It is now already 1:30 p.m. and we are hungry, so we satisfy our hunger with a burger and French fries in the nearby Huxmann Pavilion.

And then we set off on a wonderful e-bike tour along the Baltic Sea. The pictures below speak for themselves.

The Travemünde Week starts this weekend with lots of hustle and bustle. Preparations are in full swing. A colorful affair!

Then the parking space will probably be even fuller than it is now. But we certainly won't be there then!

It's supposed to rain a lot today. Now, by the time we've showered, had breakfast, tidied up and disposed of our rubbish, not a drop has fallen. So it's not that bad.

But we don't want to stay here. We chug along the Baltic coast and realize once again that traveling is educational. Timmendorfer Strand is not just a beach - no, it's the name of a place, a big tourist destination.

Out of curiosity, we look at two more parking spots on our route and are happy that we made the right decision yesterday to stay in Travemünde.

In Heiligenhafen we stop at Edeka. Denmark is not far away and we still have a bag full of empty bottles with deposit. We also do a last bit of shopping in Germany and decide to have our lunch break here in the parking lot with our small salad buffet. There is surprisingly little going on here today and we have plenty of space.

Full of curiosity, we drive to the ferry port in Puttgarden. How long will we have to wait?

But there's no need to wait - the next ferry leaves in 25 minutes and it's not even full. Things can be different at weekends during peak season.

45 minutes later we roll onto Danish soil, drive quickly through customs and reach our destination for the day - the parking space in Sakskobing - just before 4 p.m. Only a third of the 12 spaces are occupied. A Norwegian, two Danes and a Dutchman are there - very pleasant.

We end the afternoon comfortably and later enjoy the first raclette of this trip.

We briefly consider whether we should stay. In the end we decide to keep going. Just not too far, the weather is better than the forecast said.

At the first parking spot we head to shortly before 12 o'clock, the nicest corner spot is free. And we're there and staying! Arriving around midday is usually ideal, and this is also evident here.

So today we first treat ourselves to our small salad buffet.

Then we set off on our e-bikes towards Copenhagen. The sun is shining, the temperatures are very pleasant, we enjoy every meter!

But Copenhagen has to wait - after 10 kilometers we turn around and drive back comfortably.

We sizzle some delicious chicken legs on our small gas grill and discuss which of the fancy boats bobbing in the water in front of us we could buy. (But 1 million is nowhere near enough!!) ;-)

Oh yes, we also saw a lot of great properties today.

​​​​​​​Hmmm....., we're definitely sticking with our Pfüdi!!