Rock was the way to Rostock might not be the stop of choice when going from Gryfino to Amsterdam but we didn’t want to get caught in Berlin traffic so Rostock was the way to go.

Heading towards the city centre last night we turned off at the first hotel we saw, well the first one that looked any good and had an enjoyable meal. We initially thought about walking into town but Jo’s leg was hurting too much so we soon turned back.

So today’s task is to get near to Amsterdam without going through any tunnels. After double and triple checking we eventually get a route sorted. We would head off towards Rastede about half way between Rostock and Amsterdam.

Unfortunately today is not a day we are going to reach our destination. The tomtom shows a delay on our route that seems to be increasing by the mile. Jo checks with google maps which calculates a new route. Not having checked the route for tunnels I decide to go with the Tomtom…… WRONG…… The Tomtom changes it’s mind several kms after the detour suggested by Google and now wants us to do a u turn as the road ahead is closed.

Getting off the motorway and finding a new route is too difficult for Tomtom so we revert to Google. The only problem being everyone else also seems to be diverting the same way, so progress is slow.

Our first attempt at finding a hotel is a failure as there is no one on reception and with the doors firmly locked we have to resume our search.

Re-joining the traffic our progress is slow and eventually we make it to a hotel just outside Bremen.