After yesterday's terrible weather of wind and rain all day it was nice and sunny today. Greetje and Frits invited me for coffee and for us to walk together to the market in Brielle. So I quickly packed up and checked out. I told reception that the Internet I had payed for was useless and they agreed but didn't offer a refund. Greetje and Frits are fun to be with and yet she has had an operation for a brain tumour and he has cancer of the duodenum. They both loo...

Margarita and Fritz told me about a lovely campsite in Brielle. They were on the way there to stay for a month. First I explored the diepenhem area. Apparently there are six castles in the area and great to visit on bikes. I visited Warmelo where the Dutch queen once lived. They had a sand sculpture exhibition but I didn't go in as I had Sacha with me. A quick look at a couple of villages and then set of the 180 miles to Brielle which is quite near Rotterdam. T...

Now in easy Holland in pleasant campsite Den Blanken. Found a corner spot to spring clean the inside of the van. The plan was to take every thing out and put back neatly. Unfortunately every time I emptied the van in the sunshine, suddenly there would be a heavy shower of rain and I would have to throw everything back in in a heap. The area is extremely flat and perfect for cycling but I left my bike at home. The walking is quite boring. There are only Dutch pe...

Now in Gebhardsagen where we lived near my grandparents. The house we lived in is shown above. The little road where my grandparents lived is choked full of cars. The forest I uses to play in is just the same and beautiful as ever. The village was extremely quiet as it was whit bank holiday Monday. Everything was closed and possibly because it was raining there were no people in the street. The village is now under the jurisdiction of the town of Salzgitter whic...

Took Stena Line ferry from Gothenburg in Sweden to Freidrichshaven in Denmark. The 3 hour crossing for £55 was fine. They even had a dog lounge! When I showed my surprise they said that in Scandinavia dogs have rights too. So I took Sacha into this lounge but actually she felt uncomfortable as a couple of the dogs were trying to get to her. I remember the feeling! I took her back to her bed in the van where I know she will just sleep until there is some action. ...