Day 16: Port of Harwich (United Kingdom) → Dublin (Ireland)

With the change in timezone from CET to GMT – we arrive into the United Kingdom at an early 05:30 and walk the long corridor of cabins.

Down to the vehicle deck.

Where the airflow from yesterdays autobahn run is still clearly visible.

As we disembark the ferry, we notice that it is very foggy outside.

It is only on leaving the port we appreciate how dense the fog is.

Thankfully, the roads are relatively quiet this early on a Sunday morning. The adaptive cruise control (ACC) radar – operating in the non-visible 20 Ghz microwave band – becomes genuinely useful in these conditions. Giving us early warning of vehicles ahead – before we can spot them through the fog.

It is surprisingly cold this morning – at 0C – something that is noticeable in the frozen water droplets on our side mirrors.

It is still foggy by the time we reach Cambridge for our first charge.

With the timing of the ferry to Ireland today – we have some time to kill – and decide to visit nearby Bletchley Park – home to the UK's WW2 code-breaking effort. As both of us are software engineers -we have been here many times – but it is alway an enjoyable time.

We continue west across the United Kingdom – stopping off for a comfort break and some hot chocolate in Wales near our port.

Arriving in Holyhead with plenty of time.

Boarding a ferry for the final time on this road-trip.

Making it into Dublin and home at midnight as scheduled. Plugging in for a real "destination" charge.

Unpacking most of our technical equipment in anticipation of a full valet clean tomorrow.

Glad to have completed this long journey safely.

The days charging stats

Location	Start SOC %	End SOC %	kWh added	Cost	Duration	Ambient Temp	Battery Temp	Charger Type	Network
IONITY Cambridge	16%	90%	61.70	€21.66	31 mins	8C	35C	DC 350 kW	IONITY
IONITY Stafford	24%	92%	56.31	€19.76	23 mins	10C	36C	DC 350 kW	IONITY

Today we did 656 km over 10:17 hours, with an average speed of 63 km/h, consuming 23.7 kWh/100km.