UK 2026 – Day 2 (Kiel to Hoek van Holland)

2nd day that took us from Kiel to Hoek van Holland and the ferry to Harwich.

We arrived in Kiel around 9 AM. Before that, we had breakfast on the ferry. Not the best but it saved us some time given that we arrived quite late.

Approaching Kiel
The usual chaos in Kiel
The route from Kiel to the Elbe ferry

In order to avoid Hamburg traffic, we tried out the ferry across Elbe river. Not sure if we saved some time, but it was a nice change from the traffic in Hamburg.

Waiting to get onboard the Elbe ferry
The Elbe ferry
Lots of sand banks

We settled for lunch in Bremerhaven where we found a golf club. While in Germany you have to have a curry wurst. A bonus of eating at a golf club is that they usually have good parking areas.

Curry wurst
Parking at the golf club
German country road

We got tricked by the GPS when driving through Amsterdam and got a little de-tour. A1 become A10 in the real world but not on the GPS. So we selected the wrong direction, 50% chance.

Green houses near Hoek van Holland
Night sky over the harbour

Tomorrow we’ll arrive in England.

Transit from Kiel to Hoek van Holland

Today’s stats: 6 hours and 57 minutes driving, 593 km

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