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| Castle Ruins |
Had thoughts of crossing the
harbour in a small ferry boat this morning to see the castle, but decided that
we would continue north, although did have a slight detour. A chap at the camp
told us we needed to go to
Gekas
at Ullared, a real experience and we could get anything we want for the
cheapest prices in Sweden. Checked out the website and it looked like Walmart
on steroids! So a 40 minute detour and we arrived…and we were blown away. We
parked in the campervan carpark, along with almost 100 others, and the huge
carparks were pretty full as well. Luckily we followed some Swedish people in,
went down a lift and then followed the crowds to the biggest trolley stand I
have ever seen. Got a trolley and we just kept following, could not believe the
crowds and the prices were really cheap. Ian bought a fishing rod along with a
few lures (he is hoping to keep us fed in Norway) and I picked up a pair of
jeans and a top, dirt cheap. Stopped at their salad café, so good with a
smorgasbord of salads, meatballs, shrimps and chicken. We filled a dish and
were charged by the weight, which was really reasonable. Then we hit the
supermarket part and added some meat and bits and pieces. A lot of fun and some
good bargains.
Then back on our road north,
through Boras. Great roads, not very busy and passing through such a variety of
scenery, from mirror like lakes, beech and fir forests and open farm land with
really tidy farm buildings. A lot of harvesting is going on.
Checked on the map and noticed
an historic symbol with Grafsnas slottruins – translated via Google Translate
as Castle Ruins. Knew that there would be a carpark and many people park in
castle carparks overnight, so at 5pm we arrived, and really have fallen on our
feet…again!
We are on the edge of Lake
Anton and parked near a boat ramp with one other camper. It’s a very mild
evening and we took a walk around the huge parklike grounds and checked out the
castle ruins, which have had quite a lot of reconstruction, but do like pretty
impressive. It is obviously a popular place as only about an hour from
Gothenburg and people are walking around, having picnics in the grounds and
generally enjoying the weather.
Tonight we had a fillet of NZ
marinated lamb which we had bought at Lidl in Germany for less than NZ$10….Ian
cooked it on the barbecue and it was superb.
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| Shopping at Gekas |
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| Aidan Lipscombe - I thought you would like to see this! |
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| This is how you collect the trolleys! |
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| Some of the campervans |
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| Driving through beautiful farmland |
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| Campspot view |
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| Cooking dinner, glass of wine and some washing...camping life! |
Comments
x Jen
We get home late November, so hoping to make the reunion.