Day 5 - 14.12.2025 - near Utrecht (Netherlands) to Binderup (Denmark) near Lego House

Woke up just before 07:00, so up, showered, breakfast and pack the car and off by 0900.
A long day today - 3 countries - Netherlands to Germany to Denmark...
5 charging stops - although only needed 4, but worked on the principle to charge when we stop not just stop to charge. It appears that Big Blue CAN go further than my bladder! Getting old is fun - NOT!!!
Stop 1 @ 10:07 for 14mins - in the Netherlands, this time the car needed a charge NOT me needing a comfort break!
Stop 2 @ 12:26 for 8mins - in Germany, this time me NOT the car needing stop.
Stop 3 @ 14:07 for 5mins - in Germany, was supposed to be a lunch stop, but the pizza machine wasn't working! So carried on as far as I could go.
Stop 4 @ 14:50 for 34mins - in Germany and adjacent to a MaccieDs - finally! We were starving and both needed the loo!
Again the car was ready before us!!
Stop 5 @ 17:43 for 22 mins - in Denmark - we all needed a stop this time - I needed to partake and we needed enough juice to finish our journey (nearly 40miles) and then tomorrow need to be able to get to the Lego house (another 40+ miles) and then if we need to (but probably not), we can always charge on way back to AirBnB.
Arrived at AirBnB at just before 19:00 a 434mile day (our longest of the trip - I think), unpacked, had food and sat down for a break!!
It was motorways all the way today - we made 2 border crossings and we're just waved through on both - and hit a few miles of traffic due to an accident on the other side and drivers rubber-necking on our side!!
The roads, other than the aforementioned queue, were fairly quiet - very few lorries today. The views were fairly boring (fields, towns, cities), but it was all very clean compared to the UK, although a LOT of graffiti.

Comments

  1. Ian14 December 2025 at 12:27

    Your not bored with Big Blue yet? 😉
    So six countries including old blighty, impressive 😳

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    1. Chris14 December 2025 at 12:34

      Not bored of BB at all - the driving on main roads is so easy - you've just got to keep your hand on the wheel and she does the rest!
      Yep 6 and counting! Only 2 more to go though...

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    2. Chris16 December 2025 at 12:53

      7 now....and only 7 days in... 1 to go

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