When should I go?
My ferry leaves from Hirtshals harbor, which is about a 4-5 hour drive from Copenhagen, where I live.
The terminal opens at 11:30 and I must be there by 13:00 at the latest.
I will need some time to charge Mai along the way. At least once, and preferably twice, so I have sufficient charge in the car when I arrive on the Faroe Islands.
Each charging stop is likely to take from 30-45 minutes, although I might get away with a little less, it’s hard to say for certain.
What above traffic? I don’t have any experience that can help me judge.
So, the question is this:
Can I risk leaving on the morning of the ferry trip at something like 06:00, which should allow time for charging and potential minimal traffic delays?
Or, is it best to leave the day before and spend the night in Mai closer to Hirtshals?
You’d think this would be an easy question, right?
Of course, “easy” to you may mean that you choose the opposite answer than someone else reading who considers the question “easy” as well.
Given that I’m going to be spending a solid 6 weeks sleeping in Mai, you might think that one more night wouldn’t matter, so I would want to play it safe, drive on the day before the ferry departure, and overnight close to the ferry.
Or, given that I’ll be spending a solid 6 weeks sleeping in Mai, you may think that I’d want to enjoy my full sized bed for one more night before starting my Mai bed marathon.
Actually, here are my reasons for wanting to leave on Saturday:
Although I’ve slept in Mai in Denmark before, it’s not quite as commonly done or 100% legally sanctioned as in Norway and Sweden, so I don’t feel quite so welcome.
If I wake up with a short drive to the ferry, what am I going to do from waking up to getting in line?
Driving from home in the morning and then “directly” on board leaves least opportunity to be bored on Saturday morning.
As for leaving before Saturday, here are my thoughts supporting that plan:
This gives me much more time to handle any contingencies (flat tire, accident resulting in standstill traffic, etc.).
If I realize I “forgot” something during my first night sleeping, I’ll have time to buy a replacement while still in Denmark (which, expensive as it is, is cheaper than both the Faroe Islands and Iceland).
I could see this as getting “even more” adventure out of this summer trip, in fact, I could even leave a few days earlier and do some more exploring of Denmark before heading to the Faroe Islands.
So, at the moment, my thoughts are almost equal supporting each choice. If I summarize, I’d say that leaving Saturday is the “introvert option” and leaving before Saturday is the “pessimist option”.
Seeing that I’m an pessimistic introvert, it’s not an easy choice.
At this writing, I still don’t know which I’ll choose.
You, most likely, are at a big advantage, because you’re reading this after I’ve already done one or the other (because I don’t intend to publish this journal until I’m already on my way).
So, can you help out and tell me what I did?
Just send me a quick, pre-text message for a few weeks ago (or however much time is necessary, based on when you’re reading this), so I get the message tomorrow (for me) and I’ll know what I chose. Be sure to tell me if I regretted my choice, so I can change it and do the opposite.
I’ll try to remember to indicate whether I’m happy with my choice when I write my journal entry about whatever I do/did.
And thanks!
That really helps me relax about this.