Med husbil i Wismar - 7 husbilar i norra Tyskland

By motorhome in Wismar! The 'Beach Basket Challenge' journey continues and yesterday it was time to visit the Hanseatic city of Wismar in Germany - and for challenge number two. All seven motorhomes participating in the trip compete against each other every day, in completely different competitions. Here's what happened in the second round!

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By motorhome in Wismar - Morning at Ostsee Camping

On the second challenge day of the 1TP5Beach Basket Challenge2019, we woke up to sunshine on the Ostsee campsite in Zierow outside Wismar. We started quietly and then rolled towards Wismar, carpooling in about half of the motorhomes.

Med husbil i Wismar, på Ostsee camping — Linda and Pär (Team Fritz) and Göran and Anette (Team Kors och Tvärs).

The Hanseatic city of Wismar

The German Hanseatic city of Wismar is located on the Baltic Sea coast, in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Between 1648 and 1903, the town belonged to Sweden, and today there are many traces of Swedish history in this lovely little town. For example, every year in August a lively "Sweden Festival”.

Med husbil i Wismar — Peter and Maria, Curre the parrot and Lars (Team Parrot) in Wismar.

Guided tour in Wismar

We went on a guided tour of Wismar with a dedicated guide, who told us about the city's history. Among other things, it was fascinating to see the photos from the extremely worn Wismar in 1990, after the time in East Germany, and compare with today's beautiful city.

Wismar is full of magnificent churches and we visited one of them, St George's Church. Here you can, among other things, take the lift up to a viewpoint, where you have a fantastic view of the city, in several directions. The church that can be seen in the distance, and then in a closer photo, is the church of St Nicholas.

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Lunch in Wismar

In the harbour in Wismar there are small stands selling "fischbrötchen", i.e. sandwiches filled with different kinds of fish. We each had a sandwich at Restaurant Seeperle, which has both a stand by the harbour (pictured) and a restaurant a few hundred metres away. We chose the restaurant to sit down and have a beer with the sandwich.

Boat trip in Wismar

In the afternoon we went on a boat trip around Wismar with "Adler Schiffe". The guidance on board was only in German, which was a bit boring, but we had good company and enjoyed ourselves anyway. We enjoyed the sun (which actually came out!) and some of the group ordered "Berliner wasser" - beer mixed with fruit juice. At the same time, we all started mentally charging for the second challenge!

Med husbil i Wismar - husbilsgänget dricker Berliner weisse — Janne and Gunilla (Team Dreamteam), Pär and Linda (Team Fritz) and Petra and Christer (Team Aviano).

Challenge 2: Kubb

Finally, it was time for challenge number 2: kubb. Klaus from the association AHOI Kubb met us and organised the challenge. Klaus turned out to be a competitive player in kubb and had participated in the championships on Gotland several years in a row. We participants were well little more rusty, but we all worked hard. After a bunch of rounds and careful calculation of results, Klaus had a result for us.

Winners of Challenge 2

Here are the winners of challenge number 2 of the Beach Basket Challenge! We say a big CONGRATULATIONS to:

Team Parrot with Lars and Maria (3 points)
Team Aviano with Christer and Petra (2 points)
Team Fight for Freedom with Helena and Peter (1 point)

Total score - right now

For each challenge, the winning team gets 3 points, the next team 2 points and the team after that 1 point. The points are added up, so that in the end, after all the challenges, we have a final winner. This is how the points stand right now:

Team Parrot with Lars and Maria (5 points)
Team Aviano with Christer and Petra (3 points)
Team Ixeo with Lars and Britt-Marie (3 points)

Med husbil i Wismar - hela husbilsgänget — The whole team after the cube tournament

Dinner at Alter Schwede

The day ended with dinner at the restaurant Alter Schwede, which is located in a really cool old house. Here you sit and eat in a cosy environment, with photos of the Swedish king and queen on the walls. What did we eat? Schnitzel with chips or plaice with potato gratin. Good and nice!

Med husbil i Wismar, hela husbilsgänget äter middag på Alter Schwede

By motorhome in Wismar - pitches and campsites

For those who want, there is a parking space for motorhomes in Wismar, Wohnmobilpark Westhafen, at Schiffbauerdamm 12, Wismar. On this trip, it suited us better to take in camping, and we therefore stood on the Baltic Sea campsite, located on the beach, about 20 minutes by car from the centre of Wismar.

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Britt-Marie Lundgren says:

What a great day we had yesterday.
Wismar was really a city with a lot of flavour!

28 May 2019 - 9:03

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  Helena says:
  
  Agree! Like Wismar, a very charming little town! And we had good company too ?
  
  28 May 2019 - 10:21
  
Ama de casa says:

How cool he is Curre 🙂
Congratulations on your bronze medal 😀.

28 May 2019 - 9:47

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  Helena says:
  
  Isn't he? Fantastically handsome and good company?
  
  28 May 2019 - 10:22
  
  - Across the board says:
    
    We would love to visit Wismar again!
    
    29 May 2019 - 21:34
    
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      Helena says:
      
      Wismar is a very nice town! We have been here twice now, and we would love to come back 🙂 .
      
      30 May 2019 - 8:15
      
Ditte says:

Funny to see a more of northern Germany because here I am rather unfamiliar. I have read about Wismar but it extends to that.
I wish you a safe journey and good luck in the competition.

29 May 2019 - 16:54

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  Helena says:
  
  Nice that we can show some of an area where you have not travelled so much, you who are so well-travelled! 🙂 And thank you!!!
  
  30 May 2019 - 8:16
  
Jörgen Andersson says:

I have visited Wismar once, but it was a long time ago. Maybe it's time for another visit!

30 May 2019 - 8:14

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  Helena says:
  
  Wismar is fantastic! Worth visiting again 🙂
  
  30 May 2019 - 8:16
  
Elisabeth says:

Here I recognised the viewpoint and the restaurant. Lovely city with many beautiful houses.

01 June 2019 - 13:42

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By motorhome in Wismar - 7 motorhomes in northern Germany

By motorhome in Wismar - Morning at Ostsee Camping

The Hanseatic city of Wismar

Guided tour in Wismar

Lunch in Wismar

Boat trip in Wismar

Challenge 2: Kubb

Winners of Challenge 2

Total score - right now

Dinner at Alter Schwede

By motorhome in Wismar - pitches and campsites

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