Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Friday 25th October 2024 (day 42) The small canal-ringed city of Delft has a long history. It was once the seat of the royal House of Orange and is where William of Orange was assassinated. He is buried, along with other members of the Royal family, in Nieuwe Kirk. It was also the birthplace and …
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 (day 39) We had an uneventful trip down to the campsite at Amsterdam and had arrived and set up by lunchtime. It is a large, well organised site with good facilities. It is also within walking distance of several tram stops. Camping Zeeburg, Amsterdam We wandered into the city centre to …
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Monday 21st October 2024 (day 38) Our journey south today, was about 170Km, mostly on motorway. No issues except that changes to the road layout in Groningen meant we made a few wrong turnings before we found the right road. The route along the A7 motorway took us across the Afsluitdijk, a huge dike which …
Sunday 20th October 2024 (day 37). Crossing another country border, we have now entered the Netherlands and are staying at a motorhome aire called "Camperplaats P Kardinge", Groningen, which is free but there are no services. Seen from one of the bridges on the way into the city centre. Hooray for Holland and its positive …
Saturday 19th October 2024 (day 36). Another brief post today. It rained consistently for much of the morning, stopping only long enough for us to get some shopping done, eventually stopping around 2pm. Taking advantage of this, we chilled for a while, then later went for a cycle ride along the canal. There is consistent …
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Friday 18th October 2024 (day 35) Today was a travelling day, and at that, quite a frustrating one. We planned to be on the move for about 3 hours or so, but due to road closures, traffic, misunderstandings and sat-nav issues, it has taken us about 6 hours and we are exhausted. For this reason, …
Friday 31st May - Monday 3rd June 2024 We decided that a few days at a more leisurely pace, riding our bicycles along the towpath of the Nante to Brest Canal would be good. Unlike many towpaths in the UK, the canal route is designated as a cycle/walking route. It has it a good surface …
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"See-u-Later" 