To save driving and to meet up with the others again we took the ferry from Nynasham on the east coast of Sweden to Ventspils in Latvia - an 11 hour trip. Waiting in the queue we watched another ferry loading for Gdansk - this took about 2 hours. Our ferry was much smaller and even it had 3 vehicle decks (including an upper and lower deck for trucks). We arrived early and were almost first in the queue but loaded last! By this stage all the trucks were reversing on. Nevertheless there was still enough space for us to drive on and do a u-turn to park along the wall.
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This is another village further east along the Gota Canal. It was once a port with a fairly wealthy middle class but the bay receded over time leaving it far from the shore. We camped in the carpark of a school adjacent to the canal. Continue to be surprised by people who see the truck number plate and instantly say "Queensland". We spoke with another camper who approached us - his daughter (married to an Australian) and grandchildren were moving to Brisbane that very day. |
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