Freezing Cold France 12th Nov

Driving through the west coast of France, stopping through Dunkirk and then Le Havre were hard work, the campsites were empty and we realised very quickly why that was, the weather was cold and windy and not easy to get a few hours sleep in our tents, but it gave me a good indication of how to setup tents, food etc at night and pack stuff away in the morning.  Having drove many motorways, we took a scenic route through to the Loire Valley which was a lovely drive, but wanted some warmth that the parts of France we were driving through just wasn’t there so onto to Sans Sebastian!

Amsterdam 07th Nov

Having driven for a few hours from Hook van Holland to Amsterdam and parked a little out of the city so that Maggie can be safely locked up in a protected car park, it was nice to reach my old knocking ground and see Dave (Davide) who let us stay at his place.  The first night had been a long day as we had been up since 5am to get the ferry from Harwich and by the time we arrived in Amsterdam at 7pm we then set off to a Burlesque night, which were a number of saucy performances by the weird Amsterdam community that love to exhibit themselves.

Domestic Dave

It’s always a bit strange to visit a city you used to live in as a tourist again and I didn’t have any inclination to do much except catch-up with a few friends and sink a few biertjes in the process. Dave, you know that you are more than welcome to stay with me in London for a while, good luck with the jobhunt and if you don’t fancy London, Barca is a nice alternative!

Dave’s flatmate and friend Manuel and his mate Giovanni made us feel welcome too, and the following photo made me laugh while they were lining up as a double act:

Simono and Garfunkello

It was great to catch up with Sotiris my philosophical greek mate, Neville for a dutch lunch and Karen, Peik-Li and Pengchau with their beautiful daughter.  After all of that I was ready to leave for a change of scenery.

Zoli, Reka & Monica

Reka to update….