Amsterdam – Salsa Night

It was raining as we arrived in Amsterdam, our new home for another 3 days. The campsite had a rather hippy feel about it, very friendly, very laid back and … Continue Reading →

Bikes are best

Cycling in the Netherlands is fab! There are miles and miles of bike tracks, motorists have to give way to cyclists and more importantly it’s flat! According to Wikipedia (that … Continue Reading →

The Annual Flower Festival

Having been told that the annual festival of flowers was to take place the next day we went to the station and bought train tickets to Sassenheim, a small town … Continue Reading →

The Hague

The first stop on our grand tour was The Hague. We pulled into our first foreign campsite at 6pm on Wednesday 20th April 2016. There was a stunning display of … Continue Reading →

Let Op! Dremples

There is a road sign in the Netherlands that becomes very familiar after you have spent several days on a bike. ‘Let Op! Dremples’ means ‘beware the speed bumps’ in … Continue Reading →

Ground Control

There used to be an advert that said something like ‘built by robots driven by dummies’ We could be that advert. The combined forces of Amy and Martin’s engineering expertise … Continue Reading →

Blogging in a Van

It was my mother, Gladys. Who introduced me to blogging. Whenever I was away for long periods of time she would keep me up to date with the joys and … Continue Reading →

We’re off!

Wednesday 20th April at 9.30pm we left UK on the Harwich ferry bound for Holland. The excitement as we approached the cavernous belly of the ship was palpable; lots of … Continue Reading →

The long goodbyes

There were lots of goodbyes to say before we left. I had to brace myself for the permanent  farewell to Willowcroft School and its amazing staff. This was going to … Continue Reading →