This second and last gallop of test before the departure for the journey round the world confirmed the adequacy of the vehicle to the definite needs; some installations will be carried out. To organize them I visited UNICAT by leaving Prague on September 13 to Nuremberg and Bruchsal by the highways E50, E56 and E35. I receipted the confirmation that Webasto has marketed the camper version of the Wallas diesel cooker as of September. I left Dettenheim on September 15 towards MAN- Bresse by the A5 highway and N83 in order to plan the certification of the truck before the annual commitment. Finally I joined the back base in the Var by N75 where I arrived on September 18 end of the trip to Northern Europe.
Many websites are devoted
to the Scandinavian countries, they are very well documented. The many
guide books give all useful information.
I
do not have anything to add, the main things were already known. Simply the
landscapes of Norway are dramatic, they justify the journey completely.
Advice: The expensive way towards the Northern Cape to see the midnight sun hypothetically can advantageously be replaced by two excursions.
The cruising of Geirangerfjord to
admire it in situ
The fjord seen from the road
A week
trip in Lofoten
The port of Moskenes while arriving
with the 21 hours ferry
The software embarked by the
computer to manufacture the pages of my website corresponded to the
necessary use.
All the visited
countries had either libraries with Internet free access or Internet cafés. The only problem was in Stockholm and Helsinki where almost
the totality of the computers is under Linux. They do not allow the use of
scripts of DOS lines. It is necessary to seek computers under
Windows, I found them not without difficulties. The practical information gives
the name of the Internet cafés which accept the connection of USB key.
The ham radio equipment and the Airmail software enabled me to send each evening a message of “position report” of the location for the overnight. The follow-up of these waypoints by the back base ensured my safety.
The Garmin GPS and the MapSource City Europe software were very useful as aid of navigation for a driver without co-pilot. The digitized voice of the software informed me even when I was to go up on a ferry!
The next stage: A 90 day journey in China
It will be organized with members of “the Association of the Motor homes on the Roads of Silk and the World”. It will be the prelude to trip round the world.
