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 to get a space. We arrived shortly after 11am & all the spaces on the grass were occupied & a German van had just pulled in ahead of us. Fortunately the owner was very accommodating & fitted us both in on “the second row”, we still had a fairly nice view. We walked over to the beach through the sand dunes & it was absolutely stunning, even dipped our toes in the very very cold North Sea. We then had a cycle down to the local town Callantsoog, browsed in the local independent shops & then decided to have a pizza rather than cook, a night off from cooking.
When back at “The Ranch” M decided to go for a quick cycle down between the bulb fields again, as she had walked through there earlier & saw the various stages of the ground being prepped for new planting & the bulbs being planted. It really was a beautiful location. Wished we had found it sooner & been able to stay longer.
