Newcastle to Ijmudien

6/11/14: attempting to backblip some of my photos from our summer trip tonight- let's see how far I get!

The ferry crossing to the Netherlands was less traumatic than last year's effort, nevertheless it was good to disembark and start the holiday in glorious sunshine on the beautiful Dutch coast.

We were headed again for Camping de Roos, an eco campsite just outside Beerze near the German border, where we spent three days last year in temperatures too hot to cope with. It's about a 2/3 hour journey from where the boat gets in, so an easy introduction to this summer's grand tour.

Our pitch was beautiful, (and shady), and so the tent was soon up, the river swam in, the water pistols filled and a fully fledged multi-national water fight underway.

Happy Times