What a busy weekend we have had! But it was super, and we thoroughly enjoyed every moment with our friends from Oxfordshire, Steve & Jackie. This was their first visit to the Netherlands so they spent 3 days in Amsterdam doing all the touristy things etc, and then came to us on Friday for the weekend. Since the weather was perfect we were able to do and see a lot of sights which they really appreciated. We went to Giethoorn on Saturday, and Peter "skippered" the little skiff for us around the waterways there. It got quite busy on the water as the day went on...even two caravans went sailing by!!!! Yes, I have a photo to prove this!!!! We had a nice lunch on the lake at the restaurant there and then came back over the Afsluitdijk etc. to complete the tour. Saturday night we went to the Mastenbar in Enkhuizen for dinner.
Sunday morning we three went to Egmond aan Zee for a walk along the beach and hot chocolate and applecake at a beach cafe. A bit of shopping later - we found a gorgeous shop there with all turkish and moroccan tiles and plates etc - and it was back home to see whether Peter had got his work done or not. Since he was still busy we went to Nieuw Niedorp's flower mosaic show. Quite a Dutch experience on the whole and Steve and Jackie enjoyed seeing life here as it really is, especially after being in the city for a few days. YesterdayI took them them to the garden centre before lunch and taking them to the train station in Hoorn. I am shattered!!!! Peter was in Berlin all day and is now on his way to Dublin, so I suppose I have to forgive him for snoring every night and keeping me wide awake!!! I am off to the sports centre at nine this morning too....if I can stay awake! And then work and then more work and then line dancing this evening - what a long day it is going to be!!!! I'll leave you with this photo of "caravans on water" in Giethoorn!
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