Last night we ate in the hotel’s restaurant. There are no photos of our stylish food because we were too busy being friendly.
On our left a couple from Vlissinghem, he was Dutch, she was Scottish and they met in Egypt over 45 years ago. We had a lively conversation about their recent holiday in Great Yarmouth. They won’t be going back.
To our right, two ladies from Philadelphia. They are visiting the Park tomorrow and, on our recommendation, the Escher Museum in The Hague on Saturday. An excess of red wine may be responsible for all this sociability!
John’s main course was roasted watermelon. Anyone else tried that? It was quite a different taste with a similar texture to salmon.
Yesterday, we forgot to mention that Park information leaflets include a warning of wolves. We were urged not to leave paths, vacate the park before dusk and, most helpfully, a number to ring if a wolf was within 50m and threatening.
Our journey to the port allowed us time for more Dutch culture. Can you guess where we went?
So familiar yet so different! How interesting that you can arrive by bike and borrow this to take your purchases home.
We arrived at Hoek van Holland in plenty of time and John struck up conversation with a Dutch motorcyclist who was going to a rally near London. Can you spot what is unusual about his motorcycle?
In case you’ve forgotten how much we like Holland, please bear with us while we remind you. Fantastic cycle ways, lovely people, beautiful scenery and very clean.
Thanks to Jacky for suggesting Turckheim would be a more pleasant stay than Colmar, she was spot on.
Our trip highlights? It feels a long time ago but, for both of us, the Schlumpf collection was well worth an overnight sailing and 10 hour drive. Cycling has been a pleasure and the Kroller-Muller collection and Park exceeded expectations.
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