After dropping off Liz and Paul at the airport, we headed west towards the Netherlands. After driving for a couple of hours we tried to find a campground to stop for the night. As it was quite late, we were lucky to stumble on a tiny campground not far from the motorway. The next morning, we hit gridlock at Hannover. For two hours we sat waiting on the autobahn in the pouring rain, while an accident was cleaned up.
In the end it took us 6 hours to drive accross to Hindeloopen in the Netherlands. Once we arrived we discovered that we were in the Friesland provence, the home of Holstein-Friesian cows. We stayed on a farm/campground and wandered round the tiny village of Hindeloopen. It was freezing being right on the coast so after a quick stop for Friesland cake (gingerbread and orange cake, yum!) we moved on to Alkmaar.
In the end it took us 6 hours to drive accross to Hindeloopen in the Netherlands. Once we arrived we discovered that we were in the Friesland provence, the home of Holstein-Friesian cows. We stayed on a farm/campground and wandered round the tiny village of Hindeloopen. It was freezing being right on the coast so after a quick stop for Friesland cake (gingerbread and orange cake, yum!) we moved on to Alkmaar.
Friesian cows
Hindeloopen
The main street of Hindeloopen
Wandering the streets
Hindeloopen
Canals
Croquettes in Alkmaar town square
The old town of Alkmaar
Windmill!
The Dutch love their bikes!
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