12.04.2022: It was raining until the morning hours and stopped when I started my hike.
Contactless! That is the way to pay in the UK. And paying contactless with a credit card was very common in the UK even before the Covid19 pandemic started. I really like paying with plastic and instantly see the money movements when I look at my CC account. Hence it was fairly easy to make a quick export and see what I spent in the recent 51 days. Obviously petrol for driving the van (and heating which runs on diesel as well) is a major cost block! Here we could take the costs for travel to/from the UK out and we get slightly better figures.
Whatever these numbers will say, I think I can document quite clear that this kind of two-month holiday was frugalism pure – reduce to the minimum and still enjoy every day. What more can you expect? 23 EUR per day for food, fun, activities, warm and cosy accommodation – that is about 700 EUR per month. I should consider to stop working, live on support and enjoy life… okay, reality is a bit different story but still, I am quite happy with these results.
| Total | £ 1.561 | 1.874 € |
| Petrol in UK | £ 431 | 517 € |
| Daily Food (Eating in Van and during Hike) | £ 180 | 216 € |
| Pub (Food,Cider,Ale,Coffee) | £ 147 | 176 € |
| Public Transport (Bus/Train) | £ 153 | 183 € |
| Campsites | £ 53 | 64 € |
| Parking | £ 16 | 19 € |
| River ferries | £ 16 | 19 € |
| Getting to / from UK | ||
| Channel Ferries | £ 200 | 240 € |
| (Travel) Petrol for 2000km | £ 367 | 440 € |
| Total without Travel to/from UK | £ 995 | 1.194 € |
| Start Date | 21.02.22 | |
| Actual Date | 12.04.22 | |
| Number of Days | 51 | |
| Amount spent per day | £ 31 | 37 € |
| Amount (when excluding travel to/from UK) | £ 20 | 23 € |
Below are some pictures of the hike. Please click to enlarge if you want. Also below are my Komoot Tour Details, the Relive Summary Video and a Timewarp Video.
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