Day 121 19 Aug 2013 Remember Tommie? Come in man ! I heard the voice of Eddie Verdriet from behind the thick wooden door with the tiny open window in the middle. I had just brought the bike to a standstill in front of his house in Deventer. Our planned 12 noon rendezvous at the local town square had been altered as I had rushed away this morning , even skipping breakfast. Rob had looked at the weather radar which showed a rain depression coming in at a fast ra...

Day 119 16 Aug 2013 On the back of a bicycle Last night we arrived back in Ab's home town of Brielle where his wife Ineke was waiting with another of her excellent dinners. Today it was time to go and what followed was a very amusing morning; but first lets go back a few steps. Many years ago a website was launched called Schoolbank.nl (I mentioned this earlier) A subscriber to this site would will be able to find his or her’s schools listed on this si...

Day 118 15 Aug 2013 New Zealand- Not Sometimes a missed opportunity may be a blessing. Ab and I travelled in a Mercedes Vito double cab van with just enough room to stretch in the back and enough room not to be too squeezy. The ever present possibility of snoring sounds was not applicable due to the use of ear plugs, so we managed to have some decent night's sleep. To local caravan park in Ypres had an electronic reception which refused payment so we were un...