A change of plan

Late last night we decided we were going to skip our scheduled day in Denmark and the Dana Sirena DFDS Esbjerg to Harwich ferry which was booked to take us back to the UK. Instead we decided to follow this route from Sweden, through Denmark, Germany, Holland and Belgium to Antwerp. From here we'll head to Calais and the Eurotunnel to arrive back in Folkestone before our originally planned vessel docks in Essex, so getting home a little bit earlier (we hope).

After the excitement of the Oresund and Great Belt crossings we headed across Denmark to Kolding. Lunch was nice and the town was pretty. Then it was a fairly quick trip down Denmark and to the Autobahns of Germany. The roads down past Hamburg were speed-limited to 120kph (only from 6am to 8pm) and were busy with traffic. However, the Germans kindly vend 100 octane fuel to help you whizz along their well-maintained roads and to make the most of any gaps.

Towards Bremen the traffic got a little bit lighter and we managed to get the car up to 226kph. Eventually we stopped in Münster for a quick look around and a cup of coffee. Then it was back out on quieter roads and our fastest run of the day. Near Marl a well-timed surge saw us at 160mph indicated, 246kph (or 153mph) according to our Road Angel. This was still not at the limiter but unfortunately a Porsche Carrera was in our way doing only ~140mph - pussy!

We're staying right in the middle of Antwerp which seems like a huge city in comparison to where we've been this week. A quick bite to eat and sleep is now the order of the day so we have half a chance of waking up in the morning.