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    Leaving Humber estuaryApproaching Holland4Well, I mean, you've still got to play when you're by yourself

    Ferry and Tulips

    May 7 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Calm Hull Rotterdam crossing. Nice cabin. Staff all Malaysian so services run with Swiss efficiency and a cheery smile.
    Dutch roads good but horribly busy, as last time.
    Stopped at Keukenhof spring gardens, showcase for their tulip mania. Suitably wowed. Also, so many tall Dutch women. Tall people, flaaaaat land.
    On north to pitch up at MarnicHoeve, farm campsite 3m below sea level in land reclaimed in 1949. Haven of peace and calm after busy day.
    Farmer: 'Ah, sho you are going to Shcandinavia?'    Read more