Netherlands - Two Drifters

Two Drifters

Netherlands

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All together now, "Gelderland, Gelderland, Gelderla-a-and, GEL-DER-LAND!"

All together now, "Gelderland, Gelderland, Gelderla-a-and, GEL-DER-LAND!"

No photos today, it's a driving day. 288 km, 180 miles, getting on for 4 hours going the scenic route and taking a stop. A first this morning, showering with dirty clothing laid on the shower floor and stomping around like a Burgundian grape treader to force body-rinsed soap and

All is well with the world

All is well with the world

And I don't understand why we had trouble finding this place. We must have known we were close, after all this is right next door: [Private family joke] And whilst I'm using this entry just as an anchor for this evening's photos how about one of my more colorful neighbours:

Last day

Yesterday was hot but today the forecast is for 37°C. Good job we decided on air con in the van. It's 180 miles, forecast at 3½ hours from here to Calais and we have plenty of time. So firstly into Gulpen to pick up a card for Jens who's

The Dutch Mountains

The Dutch Mountains

The terracing can just be made out, perhaps. Gulpen, is in Limburg and the area known as the Dutch Mountains because of the slight hills that discriminate this area from the rest of this dead-flat country. The Osebos campsite is actually terraced to take the small slope into account. It's

Sometimes I wish we had a bog-standard VW van conversion

Sometimes I wish we had a bog-standard VW van conversion

Two days of Friedrichshafen was wearying on the feet and we didn't think there were enough bargains in the flea market to stay and haggle closing down prices, so Sunday morning we set off for home. A ruler drawn between Friedrichshafen and Calais would suggest setting course for Luxembourg or