Ferry ride and parting with the car

We trudged on to Putgarden Germany where we caught a ferry to Denmark.  The ride was very scenic passing tractors, Unimogs and three wheel motorized rickshaws.  We stopped at a local Apothecary to get some throat lozenges and aspirin for Chance and Sally.

We queued up for the ferry and only had to wait about 10 minutes before we rolled onto to the M/F Prins Richard.  To give you an understanding of size of these ferries some are big enough for the North South regional trains to roll on!

Within in minutes of shutting off the car they had loaded hundreds of vehicles and the ship was departing.  No lifeboat drill, no registration of custom forms just hoards of people shopping at the gift shops, playing video slots and eating at the cafe.  The 45 minute ride went by fast as did the exit off the ship.  Danish custom officials asked us a few questions and waived us through to København.  Yes I did spell that right.

We were two hours behind schedule and I was worried that we might miss getting the car to the dealer for shipment back to the US.  I never plotted out where the dealer was located and of course it was as far north as possible with our airport hotel far south.  Due to insurance and US customs you can only leave items purchased from Volvo in the car. Once at the hotel we unloaded everything and I remember Sally saying what about this big purple thing? I played the husband selective listening card and started to work on the fact that we lost a key. Chance realized the car would not lock and he could start the car. This made us realize the key was in the car. After a lot of searching it was found in between the seats.  Sally and I drove to the dealer leaving the kids behind.  We tried to go through an automated wash station only to find it overly complicated and in Danish.  With little time we skipped trying to wash it.  The GPS routed us right through downtown increasing our stress levels. We arrived at the dealership after 40 minutes; Sally took pictures to document the condition that we left the car while I filed out all the customs paperwork. The dealer washed the car through their carwash and one last inspection was done.  Our XC60 is now back in the hands of Volvo Cars.  2700 miles were logged without a scratch.  After an expensive taxi back to the hotel we went out on another adventure.