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De sidste kilometer… ca 10800 km er det blevet til i alt og vi er kommet godt hjem igen, så hermed den sidste blog. Tak fordi i har fulgt med på vores eventyr…
Den sidste dag var begyndte og vi glædede os over en rolig nat uden luftalarmer og andre forstyrende elementer! Vi fik pakket det sidste sammen, ungerne over i bilen med en dyne hver og så afsted, da vi havde fundet af at få porten åbnet. Vi havde været oppe dagen forinden og betalt (kun kontanter!) og spurgt om tilladelse til at køre lidt før portene åbnede klokken 8, da vi havde bestilt færge fra Rostock kl 11:15.
Meget rolig køretur i slipstrøm af de mange lastbiler på vejene, men kom frem i fin tid og fik lige tanket op inden færge. En dejlig rolig overfart (og vi priste os lykkelige over at vi ikke skulle bakke ombord), dog med en lille smule ‘action’ fra tysk politi og militærs side! De annoncerede at der blev afholdt en øvelse og man kunne gå ud og kigge, hvis man havde lyst. Det gjorde de andre og fik set hvordan man fra en lille gummibåd får kastet reb op og klatret ombord på en færge, mens vi sejlede. Strengt forbudt med video og fotos…
Det kriblede lidt i maven de sidste kilometer, så der var meget utålmodighed at spore end der ellers har været og glæden ved at være hjemme især at se noget sit legetøj igen var stor. Vi var så heldige at der var en lille velkomstkomite bestående af farmor og oldemormor, der havde handlet ind (og lavede) aftensmad i mens vi fik tømt det meste af campingvognen. Den trænger vist til en ordentligt tur med skuersvampen når alt er ude :-)
Tak for denne gang - det har været fantastisk at have muligheden for at være sammen på den måde som familie og kan kun anbefale andre at gøre noget lignende skulle muligheden byde sig :-) (man kan jo springe nogle oplevelser over!!)
The final kilometers... Approximately 10,800 km in total, and we've made it safely back home. This is the last blog post. Thank you for following our adventure!
The last day began, and we were relieved to have a peaceful night without air raid alarms or other disruptions. We finished packing, got the kids in the car with their blankets, and then we were off after figuring out how to open the gate. We had gone up the day before to pay (only in cash!) and asked for permission to leave a bit earlier than the gates opened at 8 am since we had booked a ferry from Rostock at 11:15 am.
It was a very calm drive in the wake of the many trucks on the road, but we arrived in good time and filled up the gas tank before the ferry. The crossing was nice and calm (and we were thankful we didn't have to reverse onto the ferry), although there was a bit of "action" from the German police and military! They announced that they were conducting an exercise and that you could go out and watch if you wanted. The rest of the family did and saw how to throw a rope and climb aboard a ferry from a small rubber boat while we were sailing. Strictly prohibited to take videos and photos...
We felt a bit nervous in the last kilometers, so there was a lot of impatience that hadn't been there before, and the joy of being home, especially seeing some of our toys again, was great. We were lucky that there was a little welcoming committee consisting of grandma and great-grandma, who had done some grocery shopping (and cooking) while we emptied most of the caravan. It looks like it needs a good cleaning with a sponge when everything is out :-)
Thank you for now - it has been fantastic to have the opportunity to be together as a family in this way, and we can only recommend others to do something similar if the opportunity arises :-) (you can with benefice skip some experiences though!)
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