Amsterdam

We slept vey well our first night on the boat and woke bright and early ready to explore Amsterdam. The breakfast buffet was abundant and we were amused to see both crispy and “proper” bacon – catering to all tastes. We split up for the morning as the Pearces and…

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Windmills and Wind

We had a more relaxed start to our morning today with breakfast delivered to our room at 7.30 am. It was a huge spread that fed us for breakfast and also provided breadrolls for a picnic lunch later on. We checked out and headed off from Maastricht for the two…

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Following the Fallen

We were up at 5.40 this morning! Nothing like a sleep in on holidays 😂 After throwing on several layers of clothes we hit the road back towards Bullecourt and the start of Neil’s battlefield tour. His own blog goes into it in much more detail but I’ve been amazed…

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In Bruges

it was a long flight with a sore rear end!  I’ve been plagued with a bilateral  hamstring problem for several months which makes sitting down for too long pretty uncomfortable. I’d been dreading the 23 hour trip to Amsterdam but a combination of travel cushions, Valium and a T.E.N.S machine…

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