Day 57

We had half an hour for breakfast at a rest stop somewhere in Germany, then back on the road.  Our route home was changed slightly due to our late departure yesterday.  Instead of catching the ferry at Helsingør in Denmark and arriving at Helsingborg (where I’d caught the bus last week), we drove down through Copenhagen and took the Oresund bridge across to Malmö. 

This was a pain for everyone that wasn’t getting off at Malmo because it added even more time to our journey – pushing our eventual arrival time back even further.  For me it was annoying because Landskrona is situated in between Malmö and Helsingborg – meaning we drove past home and then I had to catch a train back part of the way we’d just come. 

We got to Helsingborg at about 8.30pm, and after a short walk to the train station I found my train left at 9.10pm.  Had a cheeseburger and chocolate sunday at McDonald’s while I waited.  Finally made it back to my apartment around 9.30pm.  Total travel time for the return trip – 26 hours! 

Surprisingly I felt much better than if I’d flown for the same amount of time.  I think the combination of sleeping on a ‘flat’ bed and being able to get out and walk around in the fresh air every once in a while made a big difference.  That and having two seats to myself the whole way.

Unpacked, showered and got to bed by around eleven.  It was nice to sleep in my ‘own’ bed again.  Seems like I’ve been away from work for much longer than a week – not looking forward to seeing my inbox tomorrow.