The Update #4 – Searching for Travel Mode

Just to get straight to the point. We need some time to adjust to travel life again.

Our adventure, started with saying goodbye to everyone at home. And that is never fun and very emotional. We also needed to fix the second vaccinations for me, we had to do a PCR test and wait for the results. Jasper had a sore throat and had to cough a bit, but the results were negative. We have now been on the road for almost a week and have had very bad weather until now. Until yesterday it rained almost continuously and it was cold. We went to Sweden because we wanted to enjoy all the outdoor activities, so we did. However, despite the fact that we said that we would not let it get in the way of an adventure, it was of course anything but comfortable. We have used the heating in the camper a lot. Both to warm ourselves but also to make an attempt to dry all the clothes that were always dripping wet. In addition, Jasper hurt his back and we had a leak under our sink… Right, the beginning could be better .. But we had to giggle, thinking back about the beginning of our trip to Australia and New Zealand for 6 months. In the beginning of that trip we had 2 weeks of non-stop rain, we sometimes needed to book a cabin and let our tent stuff dry because everything was soaked and we couldn’t get it dry anymore. During that time Jasper had no pain in his back but a toothache. Our trip through Australia and New Zealand ended up being the best time of our lives … So … Bring it on …

Besides the setbacks, there were certainly things that went very well. Camping in the wild is really super easy here. There are tons of free places to choose from and topping up our water and dumping dirty water is super easy too. Until now we have slept at beautiful places from which we could always take a nice walk. We really enjoyed this the most so far. In between, we always visit sights and towns that we find in the Lonely Planet, but what we especially like about it is keeping Fika in the bakery’s nearby. We ate something in bakery that was really fantastic. It was a puff pastry base and in the middle was delicious custard. The taste was really delicious and the puff pastry just melted in the mouth but when you bit into it it was wonderfully crunchy. Is your mouth already watering? Mine is. hahah. We may also enjoy those bakeries even more because it is warm and dry inside. The places where we tried out the bakeries? In Ystad and Lund, of which Ystad was by far the most beautiful, but Lund had the wonderful bakery.

We also went to Ales Stones but because it is on top of a hill it was very windy and cold. But still nice to have seen. It is a round circle of large stones from 600 of which they do not know what it was used for. Jasper’s theory has something to do with witches … So …

And we also visited the IKEA museum. A really great activity for this bad weather. Was nice to see. Tomorrow we will be going towards Oland and explore nature. Hopefully the nice weather will keep up as this really helps with getting into travel mode. I am certain we will be there next week.

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Spendings of the Week

Budget per day €54 and per week €378 and per month €1700

Route

Driven kilometers: 1300