Back to Poland to a town called Lubiatowo

The beds were comfortable and we had a good night’s sleep in our little beach house.

The ferry back to Poland needed a check in by 8am so we had early showers, packed the belongings and headed for the ferry terminal. It was cold and foggy but we were better at navigating the process to board the boat this time. Check in involved scanning tickets and passports before being directed to our designated rows.

This time our car was parked on the outside deck of the ferry amongst the trucks. The trucks and cars were assembled on the decks like a Tetris puzzle Walking and negotiating the path to the reception was cold and exposed to the weather.

This ferry was much smaller than the Peter Pan and our cabin was on level 5. There was a pet’s lounge on this ferry like yesterday’s. Our cabin was not quite ready so we settled in the cafe section and enjoyed a coffee and water.

We retired to our cabin once the boat started sailing and relaxed as best we could. The ferry WiFi was not good once we were on our way and my Optus data roaming also decided it would not work!

So we relaxed in the cabin with small excursions to the shop or cafe for a drink. The cabin was very warm and the beds were very comfortable.

We had to leave our cabin 30 minutes before docking and settled in the reception area. We watched the ice floating across the lagoon as we were waiting to get back to the car. The doors to the outer deck were unlocked 15 minutes before docking. We walked the cold path to our car and sat there for over 30 minutes until we were moved off the ferry.

Scott had a long drive ahead of him to get to our next destination – nearly 4 hours. The highways are great and we’ll sign posted.

We stopped at a roadhouse for some supplies and ate a Frankfurt each for dinner. There was a KFC store here too!

Alcohol is readily available at these stops.

We drove on and found that it must’ve snowed quite heavily a few days before as the streets were lined with ploughed snow. We stopped at a Zabka store in a small town and noticed that the ploughed snow wall was more than a metre and a half high.

Our accommodation for the next two nights was accessed through snowy streets. Our hosts already had a fire burning and there were lovely trimmings such as Wawel chocolates and a fresh range of fruit in a bowl. We felt very welcome and looked forward to settling in.