Netherlands Trip - Day 4 - Dorst and Rijen

We had another nice sleep in to start the day.  After breakfast our first order of the day was find a place to stock up on our Dutch supplies.  We were running desperately short on essentials such as chocolate sprinkles.  Fortunately the small town where Ome Wim and Tante Els live had a well stocked small store where we picked up all we needed.  We had brought an extra large suitcase just for this possibility.

It was nice to stay with Ome Wim and Tante Els.  Beyond being great people, they work from home, so they were there to give us pointers and lend us bikes when we decided to bike a few villages over to my Tante Willy, who was celebrating the dual occasions of her birthday and the birth of her daughter Denise's son, Mateo.  The bike trip went well.  It had the potential for disaster when Fiona got a flat.  Luckily she timed it to happen just outside a bike repair shop.  The repair man had it done in time for the ride home.

We had a nice evening with Wim and Els, including a rather competitive game of dominos.  Fiona and I were thoroughly beaten.

The trip back the next day was a little sad and, appropriately enough, it was raining.  The plane was packed on the way home and our fuses were running a little short, but the smiles came back when we exited the plane to a beautiful 13 C and all the snow we left behind was gone.

I guess we're down to planning our next trips - to Canada in May and Paris in June, with lots of exploring inside Scotland in between.

Thanks to everyone who made our trip to Holland such a memorable experience.

Nog bedankt aan iedereen die onze Nederlandse vacantie zo'n success heeft gemaakt!