And we're off!
May 1, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
After an overnight stay at Harwich port we set off for the Hook of Holland. Good crossing on a flat calm sea. Only 10 minutes to our first campsite and a lovely 3 mile walk on the beach before theRead more
Vlugtenburg beach
May 1, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Wonderful beach, good for cricket!
Cycling
May 2, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Had a day cycling round.🚴♀️ Love the dedicated bike paths here, away from the traffic. Stopped for coffee ☕️and a sneaky cake🍰 before heading back to the campsite to chill and readRead more
Tulips galore
May 3, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
More tulips x
Keukenhof tulips
May 3, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
What a brilliant day. Amazing place. Arrived at 9am and walked 🚶♀️walked 🚶♂️ and walked! About 9 miles in all. Think we saw every single tulip! 🌷really recommend to anyone who likes gardens.
Amsterdam
May 4, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Parked up over the river and took a free ferry into Centraal Station right in the heart of Amsterdam. Spent the next 10 hours exploring this hospitable city, good vibes. Did do a 75 minute boat rideRead more
Street entertainer
May 4, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Street entertainment in Amsterdam. Stood and watched for 10 mins to relax our weary legs!
Nature reserve
May 5, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Left Amsterdam this morning, quick food stock up at Jumbo supermarket we headed north and stopped at lovely nature reserve. Egrets, herons, oyster catchers and terns. Evening stroll to meet theRead more
Hoorn
May 6, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Cycled along the bike path to Hoorn, 7 miles away, watching the geese, herons, egrets and spotted a single spoonbill. Stopped for coffee at the historic weighing house, now a cafe. Note the leaningRead more
Enkhuizan
May 7, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Left our lovely campsite and headed up to Enkhuizan to cross the causeway. Just before the crossing we noticed the zuiderzeemuseum, a museum devoted to preserving the cultural heritage from thatRead more
Arnhem
May 8, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Travelled to Arnhem to go to the airborne museum about "operation market garden". Cycled to the museum and then walked through the town.
Oosterbeek airborne museum and cemetery
May 9, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Another full day round the museums, now to watch "a bridge too far" again!
Private tour
May 10, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Woke up to next a WW2 bunker. 2 men were opening it to show the school kids round, so mark went to have a word and in exchange for two coffees, he got a personal guided tour and then they took him toRead more
Locks
May 11, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Mark got up early to do spot of fishing and caught a large bream. Then off on our bikes over 4 bridges watching the continuous stream of enormous cargo ships go through the locks before cycling intoRead more
Chateau franchimont
May 12, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Now on Belgium/German border in the Ardennes. Beautiful scenery and visited a 13th century château in various stages of renovation. Passed by our first belgium war museum "unfortunately " closedRead more
Battle of Bulge museum and waterfalls
May 13, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Visited a small independent museum recommended by our bunker guides which was a site of an important battle in WW2 at La Gleize, Belgium, very informative. Then off to Coo waterfalls for scenery andRead more
Bastonge
May 14, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Stayed the night by the "fox holes" just outside Bastogne , where the Americans hid from the Germans in one of the worst winters of the WW2 war. Up early to visit the bastogne war museum and theRead more
Luxembourg
May 16, 2023 in Luxembourg ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Had a couple of nights with some English campers, 2 came from cleethorpes and we can stay with them when we go to see auntie Jean! In Luxembourg all the public transport is free so off we go toRead more
Mullerthal waterfall
May 17, 2023 in Luxembourg ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Did a lovely walk to these waterfalls.
Moselle river
May 18, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Driving and walking along the Moselle river. Vines each side. Germany one side and Luxembourg the other.
Burtoncourt campsite
May 19, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A couple of nights at this campsite to recharge our batteries which happened to have a fishing lake! Out with the bbq, table and chairs after a few nights on motorhome Park 4 the night. Quite a fewRead more
Mining museum
May 20, 2023 in Luxembourg ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Starting to drive back home slowly through Luxembourg to full up with the cheap diesel. Happen to drive through mining communities and Mark spotted a musuem he fancied! Interesting informative toRead more
Fond-de-gras steam railway
May 21, 2023 in Luxembourg ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Trip on the steam train through the countryside, walk and coffee in the town then return on the ancient diesel. Looked liked a VW!
Camping le heron
May 23, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After travelling and museumed out we booked into a lovely very quiet Campsite by a river for a couple of days relaxation, although still doing 10,000 steps away and cycling. Mark caught a lovely tenchRead more
Rivers and fishing
May 25, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Couple of days chilling, walking, cycling and fishing gradually making our way back home!