Rusty White, a van on tour

Our last week in Holland, let’s make it a good one.  A nice place to stay is a good start, and that we found in Maasland, which is about halfway between Delft and Rotterdam. The campground was small and cozy, they have their own herd of cows, sell the milk and make ice cream out of it. There are also around 20 cats running about. Do I need to say more?  After a quiet night, my human took Carmelo to Delft on the bike. It took them about 30 min to get to the city, with headwind, of course. There is always headwind in this country, no matter which direction you go. Turn around and go the way you came from - headwind!  First order of the day was to buy a new bicycle computer, thanks to the jerk that stole it in Den Hague. Cheers again, mate! A lively market was going on in town center and as always, my human could not resist buying some fruit, vegetables and, of course, cheese. As we came to expect over the last few weeks, there were all the staples of Dutch cities: old hous...

We made it to our first capital! Of course our aim is to see every country in Europe, and we also want to visit the respective capitals. So the first one of many is Amsterdam.  Shortly after arriving at our campground, which we would stay at for the next three nights, my human took off by bike to Amsterdam central station, about half an hour and a short cross over with a ferry away, to take a train to Den Hague to catch up with her friend, I told you in the last episode. I stayed where I was and enjoyed the great view over the lake, which was all of two steps away.  Getting here was an amazing ride. From Leeuwarden, which is in the province of Friesland, you can either go all the way around, or, you take the straight route across the Afsluitdijk, which is a great dam, built from 1927 to 1932. It is 32km long and gets you right into the province of North Holland.  The dam divides the Ijsselmeer from the North Sea and protects the land lying behind it against floods since 1...