A cruise, and goodbye Sweden

This morning I decided to wear a pair of white trousers, a light blue blouse and a dark blue lightweight jacket.  I was going on a cruise so needed to dress appropriately.  And hopefully the next destination was going to be sunny and warm. 

White was not a great colour to wear when attending to caravanning duties, such as emptying the grey water container, lowering the steadies and hooking up the electrical cable to the car.   And I needed to wear a coat as it was not particularly warm.

We have enjoyed our time in Sweden, before and after Norway.  But after Norway, we appreciated the lower costs, especially in the food line.   It was great to buy a cup of coffee, without robbing a bank to do so.   Sweden appeared to have a more relaxed lifestyle.  But that could be just our impression.   People in both countries were very friendly and helpful.  

But onto our cruise, on the Stena Line, the Jutlandica.

All dressed for the occasion, but a bit cold for a light weight blue jacket.  I needed my  down jacket, up there in the wind.

We decided against the buffet, lovely setting, up top, at the front of the ship.  Too much food.  We decided to sit with most of the other passengers, on the next level down.  It was very busy, with lots of Swedish children, who have been on holiday for the past two weeks.

We bought a seafood salad each.  It was delicious.

Looking down on a very small tourist boat, similar to the one we were on, on Monday.  No doubt heading to the Volvo museum.  We passed the Stena Link ferry at exactly the same time.

A photograph of some of the many trucks down below in the hold.

It was a very pleasant trip, even with the noisy children around us.  It took nearly an hour to get out of the Gota  Alv, the Gothenburg estuary/river, and then two hours to sail across the sea to Denmark.

The port of Frederikshavn, Denmark.

We then travelled 40 km on a single lane carriageway to Skagen, at the most northern tip of Denmark.   Very flat countryside.

The camping ground is called Rabjerbmile Camping.   A very large camping ground, with the pitches set out in circles.  Excellent facilities with an indoor swimming pool as well.  Each site is sheltered on three sides with a thick hedge. An ACSI site, and as it is still not the tourist season yet, we have a site for a greatly reduced price, about £16 per night.

The sun is shining, but still not warm enough for a blouse and lightweight jacket.  I now have a fleece on, with the white trousers.

We are here to see the magnificent light, which has attracted artists here over the years, the spit of sand where two seas meet, and the shifting sandhill.

Looking forward to tomorrow.