Farewell to the Netherlands

Out to IJmuiden in glorious warm sunshine. How galling is that after week of bloody freezing winds. I had to get off the bike and pull off my trews and fleece and dig through my pannier for my shorts.
Well, we made the best of the short time we had on our last day. We sat out and had a paling broodje and beer at the IJmuiden waterfront. And to give us a bit more of a feel good we smuggled tinnies of the finest Polish lager onto DFDS’s hideously overpriced "Sky Deck" where we surreptitiously sank them amidst the Dutch and German motorbikers - all heading off to the TT races. Ach, it’s been great, as ever.
So, 4,500 blips - a new personal best! Thank’ee to all who comment here and keep it such a great site for the baby boomer/Saga generation’s nonsense and preoccupations. Onward!