Netherlands

Last day in Germany before we truck further onwards. Squeezed in a run in the countryside whilst Gary worked. He put €2 in the electric meter the evening before, get everything charged up, by the time we left that morning there was still €1.93 left, hehe. You live and learn. Germany are celebrating their German unity day. A public holiday celebrating their unity between east and west in 1990, a year after the wall came down.
Drove over another border into the Netherlands and to our first stop in Vaals, three countries point where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet. Quick photo at the point then around their labyrinth just for fun. Made sure I kept my eyes glued to Gary all the way around. We made it to the middle, whoop. Gary did exclaim at one point “we’re gonna be in here for ages” but we made it through in not bad timing in the end.
Rained a bit on and off through the morning but started to clear as we approached our next stop in Valkenburg. A nice little town with a castle on the hill. We had a short wander but we’re keen to move on to Maastricht, a short drive again. Arrived at our campsite, a 30 minute walk from the town so headed in. Again, had a little wander around, quick look for a van sticker (a flag from each country we’ve visited) and some sightseeing then pizza. Very cold and windy sitting out. Found the oldest pub so went there too, Café In den Ouden Vogelstruys, dating back to the 1400s. Ye olde inside though slightly marred by euro trash music playing! Took a slow wander back to the van. Trying to make some strategic travel plans for the last couple of days plus factoring in a certain birthday.Read more