I have been on a short business trip and family visit in the Netherlands the last couple of days, after the UK lifted its travel restrictions. Today I will travel back, under newly and very suddenly imposed quarantine rules. Follow my trip and #quarantine here from now. #Covid19
Filling out my pre-travel customs form, stating my contact and travel details and of course my #quarantine address, where I will have to self-isolate for the next 14 days. Without this form you cannot enter the UK. #Covid19 #Roadtrip
It’s not very crowded at all at the Dutch-UK ferry port at Hoek van Holland, especially since it is the end of summer holiday for many. Anyway, they asked if I’d filled out my customs health declaration...

#Roadtrip into #Quarantine
The last few hundred metres on Dutch soil, towards the ferry... #Roadtrip into #quarantine
It’s a beautiful sunset over the Port of Rotterdam seen from the Stena Hollandica. Calm seas. Ship is not very crowded either. Most of us poor souls on board await a 14-day self-isolation at home, except the many truck drivers, who are exempt.

#Roadtrip into #Quarantine
And here we go. Following the long dam that reaches west into the North Sea, straight towards England on the other side, where we’ll arrive in the morning. The @StenaLineUK route is by far my favourite way to travel to the UK. Good night! #roadtrip
So here we go off the ship into #quarantine land... I was surprised how few questions were asked. Not sure they even scanned my customs form to notify health services that I have entered the country. No urging to go straight to my quarantine address either...
In The Netherlands there were signs reminding people to avoid busy places and keep social distance everywhere. In the UK they seem more worried about driving on the right side of the road. Which is of course the left... #Roadtrip
Quarantine day 1 is almost over. Drove home from the ferry, offloaded my newly acquired supply of #hagelslag and slept much of the afternoon, catching up from a very short night at sea last night. Only 13 days of self-isolation left now 😊. #QuarantineLife
Breakfast on day 3 of my 14-day post-trip #quarantine. With six new boxes of #hagelslag in stock, breakfasts have been sorted until Christmas 😊
#QuarantineLife day 4 of 14. Massive storm outside. #Hagelslag for breakfast and #WorkingFromHome inside today. We need more space.
#QuarantineLife day 7 of 14. I have now been in quarantine longer than I stayed in the Netherlands. I still feel perfectly healthy, but need 7 more days to prove it to the government...
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