September 2012

Day 7-9 Back to Groede

Monday 10 September 2012

8/9 Down through Friesland to Nieukirk.
Waterside site and cycled 5 miles into town.


9/9 Nieukirk to Strand Camping. Cycled 13 miles there and back to what we thought was the Belgian border but we were 1km short. Watched the lifeboat being pulled back in on a tractor. Hot!





10/9 Cycled into Breskens and walked about the town, harbour, marina. Sat in the awning when we got back, getting ready for the return trip to home.

Day 5-6 Dokkum

Friday 7 September 2012

6/9 Sloten, then Franeker for the Planetarium and on to Dokkum. Town centre site, but ok. On the way we stopped to see natural mummies in a church.



























7/9 Drove out to the coast as far as the ferry to Ameland. Walked into Dokkum in the evening - very busy with shoppers.

Day 3-4 Stavoren

Wednesday 5 September 2012

4/9 Drove up to Stavoren in Friesland. Cycled into the town in the evening along the dyke.





5/9 Cycled into Hinderlopen (skating museum about the 11 cities race on the frozen canals) and on to Workum for the Jopie Huisman museum: fantastic.


Day 1-2 Groede

Monday 3 September 2012

2/9 Strand Camping, Groede. Dinner at Puur (mixed grill / mussels)





3/9 cycled to Breskens: hot. Cycled into Groede in the evening, music in the square