Charge Around The Globe: Lexie and Ford Explorer head into final leg
With Africa, Australia, Asia, South America and North America complete, Lexie returns to Europe for the final leg, starting in Norway with Nice, France the final destination.
Before the driving even starts though, Lexie visits ice swimming expert Anne Möller for a dip in the icy waters of Oslo. It’s the coldest water she has even been in and faces it with trepidation, yet she takes to it like a pro… and quickly realises what a great cure for jet lag it is.
Once warmed up, Lexie and the Explorer head south, leaving Norway and then making the significant drive down the Swedish coastline. This culminates with a trip across the incredible Øresund Bridge, an almost 8km passage between Sweden and Denmark and the second longest bridge in Europe. The crossing is actually completed by the 4km Drogden Tunnel, used instead of a bridge to avoid interfering with air traffic from nearby Copenhagen Airport.
In Denmark, there’s the first opportunity to try out the Explorer’s roof tent. With a crew in support, and not enough space in it for all of them and their equipment, wild camping is out of the question this time. Lexie is keen to give it a go for real sometime soon though, especially after seeing how simple it is to set up.
From there the border crossings keep on coming, first Germany, then the Netherlands and Belgium soon after. As the Explorer crosses into France, the anticipation heightens. Finally, after six long months the final country has been reached. It’s a time to reflect on the journey that’s been, but there’s still ground to cover though. All thoughts now turn to the finish line in Nice, where a livestream will take place this Tuesday 26th March covering the final moments of this epic adventure.
You can follow Lexie and the Ford Explorer’s final moments from their Charge Around the Globe at Ford News Europe’s X, Instagram and YouTube as well as at Lexie’s Instagram and YouTube. Or simply follow the #ChargeAroundTheGlobe hashtag.
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