On a campsite on the edge of Karpacz. Only £16pn, no EHU. 3 nights. On arrival I deployed the twin tub.
Just us and one other the first night.By Saturday evening, cheek by jowl. The German roof tent has been invaded by a Polish group the far end and the latest arrival is on their other flank. Somehow, we have to navigate through it all to the stairs to the washrooms. Glad we’re leaving tomorrow! A lot of sirens going off too, competing with the noise from the group.
We walked into town. Busy. But found a restaurant with a small queue. Great supper, each dish around £7.50. Wine imported from France … small bottles of cab sav by Paul Maas at £3.50 each. Vodka or beer would’ve been cheaper.
J had minced pork roll around bacon, onion and mushroom. With a ‘delicate’ sauce. I ordered pork loin with mushroomsauce. Actually, it was pepper sauce (offered elsewhere on the menu), withmushrooms thrown in. Tasty though. As well as these fountains, Karpacz offers numerous museums such a Lego and toys. We won’t be going!
Yesterday was a quiet day. We needed it after all the socialising before leaving the UK and then long drives followed by busy days. We managed a walk into town to find an ATM and a light lunch … a soup, a huge plate of pate, and 2 soft drinks for £13.10. BBQ in the evening and early to bed despite the snoozy day.
Tourist town.
Today, we elected to NOT pay the £16 each to ride the cable car up and down. Being Saturday, the top of the mountain paths would’ve been mobbed anyway. Instead, we elected to walk up to the Vang stave Church. Imported from Noway, where there used to be 400+, now only 40 remain. Rebuilt here in 1842 … no nails. This was busy, so we just had an ice cream. Lovely lunch on the return nearing town.
The walk took us over a small dam.Then up a small granite hill. (S)he’ll be coming around the mountain.View from granite mountain … impossible to get a shot without other people. Busy. The tower was an addition to assist against strong winds.We didn’t go in. There was a queue for tickets. Then a queue to get in. Too busy. I don’t know why people said I wouldn’t like Polish food. These crispy potato pancakes with rice pork goulash we so delicious, I nearly ate the lot. Interestingly, J had white wine … from Chile … adding fuel to my theory that Poland is too far north for decent wine
Then a tad more laundry, cos there’s water, a van clean. And an evening gawping at the tightly packed campers … the other side of us is empty, so why??? It is a nice area, but just too popular.
Clune Gap Years 