Flying gorillas and other remarkable events

Today was pretty darn lovely from start to finish. We began with breakfast at a fantastic bakery (rhubarb cake, apple puffs, cinnamon rolls, croissants, fresh mint tea, oh la la....) and then embarked on a morning ride through rolling dunes and pine forests. Gorilla got a little carried away in the invigorating sea air....

We made our way across the dike to the Delta Works Museum, where we learned all about the 1953 flood that led to 13 mind-blowing engineering projects to protect Holland. 

There were a few other attractions as well...

We picnicked with Gesa, Christoph, Levka, Liam, and Elias...

...before continuing on to our campground for a rest.

In the past couple of days, we’ve found it necessary to split up and go at our own pace for part of each day rather than constantly attempting to meet the needs of 9 people. Two families traveling in a pack usually involves stopping for some reason every 100 meters, and this gets awkward on the crowded bike paths of Zeeland.

We did manage to meet up at the beach this evening for a giant water engineering project of our own...

Unfortunately tomorrow morning we will say goodbye to Gesa and Christoph and continue on our way to Bruge. It’s been a fun and crazy experiment to tour with another family. Hats off to this impressive crew for being brave (or crazy) enough to spend some time on the road with us.

— Liv