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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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Alkmaar was on our original list to visit, however it’s best to visit on a Friday to take in the weekly cheese market, which is held between March & November.  Typical that we were unable to visit on a Friday…

The Bulbfields, Keukenhof & The Bloemencorso We booked a camping spot back in November, chosen so we were able to cycle to all three of these on our “To Do” list.   Looking back now we think it was more…

The longest we have stayed in one place!  This was to give us 3 full days in Amsterdam.  Location of the site was great, just a 20 minute walk to the free ferry straight over to the city. Day 1…

These two attractions deserved their own post!  First up Kinderdjik Windmills, 19 of them built in 1797, to prevent flooding.  The area lies below sea level. It has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1997.  You can tour the…