About 8 hours of daylight in midwinter, although there are penguins and polar bears.
He is going to the Netherlands and not so California where 8 hours of daylight would be true. No polar bears or penguins in this country either.
In the USA I often found myself bedding down on private land as there are many areas that lack state or federal parks or BLM land. Cemeteries were the best as it was flat and level and very quiet at night.