Southbound Autobahn
A rough plan has been formulated for the rest of our time in Germany! Now done with the Rhine, we needed to cover off some miles to get us further south to tie in with future plans. The plan (subject…
Rees On Tour
Off To See The World
Rees On Tour
Off To See The World
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Mission Accomplished
We jinxed ourselves by packing away the cold weather gear. The weather has changed again, mainly dry but a definite chill in the air. Uneventful drive from Remich to Koblenz, although we did pass through another border checkpoint after entering…
We’re Back!
Feeling frustrated & going around in circles with our German adventure, we decided to “stay away” for a few days. We had a massive planning session to plot our journey down south. First stop though, we decided to…
The Interlude – Germany/The Netherlands
We hadn’t really formulated a plan/route for Germany! We set off to visit the town of Xanten, which incidentally is the only place in German that has a letter X at the start of it’s name. We visited the…
It’s All About Us – Rees!!
It had to be done! Our first stop in Germany – REES!
The King & Us – Arnhem & Beyond
We extended our stay in The Netherlands to experience Kings Day! The celebration of the current kings birthday. However we almost missed it. We were all geared up to go to Arnhem in our “Orange Garb” on the…
Water Water Everywhere!
After a pleasant overnight stay in Stavoren, we set off first thing to visit the Wouda Pumping Station near Lemmer. Opened in 1920 it’s the largest steam pumping station every built & still in operation! We had our own…
11 Cities of Friesland
When we learned of the “The Elfstedentocht” – “Eleven cities tour” originally completed on ice skates on the canals in Friesland. Founded in 1909 it has been declared to be in danger of “extinction” due to climate change. In the past…
Early Birds Catch The Space
We were up & on the road fairly early’ish to drive the 20 miles to Den Helder & secure a spot at the Yacht Werf Willemsoord. We didn’t have a plan B at this point. However we got a space,…
Race To The Coast
Not sure how, but we identified a potential stop over not far from Alkmaar! Located on a bulb farm wedged between the sand dunes & bulb fields. It sounded idyllic & had very good reviews. So the race was on…