Day 10

Captain Jan started our day by motoring away from our mooring by 7:15 am. It was fun to stay in the bridge with him and learn about the signals and techniques for opening the bridges.

We unloaded bikes, had a short ride to a ferry where we experienced the Dutch treat of loading people and bikes on a ferry designed exclusively for us.

You can see that not only young people are welded to their electronic devices as we wait for the ferry.

We arrive at a delightful spot for coffee where Peter was able to better his chess partner in a quick game.

We pass into Belgium without really knowing and begin to see more crops growing.  I wondered if barley was a common crop to  feed the need for beer in Belgium.

I had a nice chat with this fellow about cutting up this Oak for firewood.

As we rounded a corner on the trail the smell of silage hanging in the air was a portend to this fellow and his tractor creating a silage bed for the cattle.

One particularly worrisome moment occurred as the trail was about to descend under a bridge and a whole herd of Trolls appeared. Fortunately someone knew the password and they agreed to let us by without eating anyone.

When we arrived at the ship we were treated to a party atmosphere on the boat.  Streamers, music and a beautiful birthday cake accompanied Chef Nicole and assistant Reintje as they welcomed us to help celebrate Peter and Max’s birthdays.