Bidding a fond farewell to Damme, Matt plugged in the address to our next country, Netherlands and plotted a route avoiding the tolls.
So…. after paying a surprise toll (only 6 euros) we made good progress and several hours later arrived at our next home for three nights. We are a stones-throw from a windmill peeking around the corner. The house is on a farm, with cows, old horses and a wonderful welcome from Hetty who vigorously shook our hands on arrival. There is also a sheepdog and we were warned not to let the farm cats in. Noted. Do Not Let the Cats In, but if they stroll in themselves I will give them a warm welcome :-)
Still figuring out the oven. Too many buttons. The oven is also a grill and a microwave and No, I have not managed to make anything work on command. I did however burn some baked beans (for me) and ravioli (for matt) on the stove after pressing about 20 million buttons across dozens of combinations. I still dont know how it works, that was a fluke. We will be cooking proper food tomorrow evening so wish me luck. The internet doesn’t have instructions, but I will figure it out - it is like the Krypton Factor and I like a puzzle.
There are steep curly stairs to the top floor and a good nights sleep on a cosy bed. I need to walk down the stairs one at a time, and I left a light on so we didnt take a wrong turn and fall down them in the night.
