Today we only had less than 300 km left to the ferry so first time for breakfast. Breakfast was delivered at our cottage by the farmers wife. We had fresh coffee, rolls, Orange juice and perfectly soft boiled eggs.
Then it was time to gets in our cars and start the last Scandinavian part of our trip. First hour we drove smaller roads, The snow was all gone and felt like driving into spring.
One the way we got a lift from a truck using his slipstream we moved along fine.
At a petrol station we said goodbye to the truck and went for car and human food. The shop at this station was a candy paradise, rows of different kinds of candy which you could scoop yourself. So we filled up our licorice stock for the last part of the trip.
And then we went to Göteborg. We were nice and early for the ferry so the was time for some sightseeing as well. First stop was the Fiskekorka, a fish market in the shape of a church. We had the cars parked in a Q parking and went by foot to the market. The others had a great lunch of local fish which they bought at the market and ate it outside on a picknick table.
Picknick
Then we walked to the centre to buy some clean trousers for Tanguy and lunch for me before returning to our cars. We also wanted to visit a church on a hill with a great view over Göteborg. When we came at the parking there was no way in by foot without entering a code or something, turned out we parked in a private parking from some offices instead of the public parking. We could find anybody to let us in, tried jumping in front of the door, going trough the office building, the public parking next to it, but no way we could get to our cars. It’s was a typical example of something that would happen to us. Missing the boat because we parked our cars somewhere and not be able to get back to them.
But the doors of the parking had opened before, we drove in then without any trouble, so there must be a way to get de doors to open again. Gertjan decided we needed more weight to make it look like we were a car and found a trolley to push along the entrance. It worked! Or maybe it was the other car that just arrived and entered the parking 😂, but we quickly walked in with that car. And then it was fingers crossed if the exit would open. Luckily it did and we could finally leave the parking without having to pay anything.
There was still enough time for the church upon the hill.
Göteborg in the background
The inside roof of the church was completely made of wooden beams, very impressive
Outside the church you had beautiful views over the city.
And then we went to the ferry, still way to early but there was nothing else to do and we thought we could have a drink there while waiting.
Parked at the ferry gate
So we parked the car in one of the Waiting lines for the checkin, left Lenneke at the cars and went to look for a bar or restaurant. We had to walk for a minute of ten before we found a nice bar. It was part of a building that once was the largest and only brewery of Göteborg. We had a local beer and just ordered a second one when Lenneke called, the checkin openend, two hours early, and the people in the cars behind us were not happy with two cars not moving 😂.
So we finished our beers a little quicker than we liked and walked back to our cars. Behind the 2CV’s was an empty spot because people started to drive around us, maybe they were afraid to miss the boat which would not leave for another four hours. But okay, we did start our cars, ignoring some angry look people and smiling at the ones who had more patience and humor, and drove to the check-in.
Not much later we could also enter the ferry and around four we were in our hut.
Other cars driving around ours
On the ferry we had pur last safe arrival drink together and then some more. It was a good last night of a great trip. Tomorrow the last 600 km and then we are home again after four weeks and almost 11000 km
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