After explaining to Elisabeth that I was getting tired of seeing cities cities cities (all the streets, plazas, and churches look somewhat the same now), she decided to take me on a ferry ride adventure to one of the islands off the northern coast of The Netherlands. Definitely a good call (tho kinda expensive). After a quick breakfast that was super good (sandwiches are common for breakfast btw), we made our way to the train station to head to the coast. Side note: next time you have breakfast, try a bread roll with cream cheese, sliced ham, and sliced Gouda cheese. Greatest thing ever.
The ferry ride was fun, but I wished I had brought a deck of cards. It’s a Gaunt family tradition to play card games on ferries. Haha We made the most of it tho by playing angry birds on my itouch, and feeding the seagulls as we left the dock which was fun. Upon our arrival to the freezing cold/windy island, we walked around for a bit (all the shops are closed on Sundays so it was dead), then decided it would be fun to rent a tandem bike for the day to explore the island. Woot woot! I’ve always wanted to rent/ride one.
Elisabeth and I had a hell of a time riding around the island all day. Tho at times I questioned whether Elisabeth was even pedaling… haha Controlling those bikes is also kinda tricky/wobbly which added to the fun. The countryside/oceanside was beautiful as you can imagine, but very different from any coastline I’ve ever been on. We biked through a couple towns then made our way to the beach to eat our lunch. The beach wasn’t quite a beach we Californians are familiar with, but I guess its probably similar to one near San Francisco where there’s lots of wind and its cold. Haha There were tons of people “sand sailing” (roller derby like cars with sails attached) which looked like a lot of fun.
The rest of our time on the island was fun, but we made it back to town too early and decided to just walk/hike around for a bit on the ocean/tide area before our ferry headed back. It wasn’t as pretty as I would have expected, but I guess it was pretty in its own way. We finally hopped on our ferry, and after a long ride back and waiting forever to catch a train back into town, Elisabeth and I were home.
One of her guy friends from Germany met up with us soon after to hang out and enjoy Elisabeth’s cooking. She made a delicious potato and pumpkin soup, and a type of chicken stir fry with a creamy sauce that was quite good. She’s spoiled me for sure. J Thank you! Such a great day and change from what I've been used to. Next stop: Amsterdam!
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