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| I could look at little cows like this all day! |
Hottest day of our trip, high of about 36 degrees (Celsius, about 96 degrees Farenheit). As we neared our destination we crossed a large dry heath, a sandy plain with sparse, mostly low-lying vegetation, and very few trees. Part of the route followed a cattle track of deep sand, which was very challenging on our bike, weighing more than 350 pounds with us and our gear.
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| Photo credit David d'O |
Because there was really no place to shelter we pushed on, arriving at our host's home at 2:30 - earliest arrival so far. The house we stayed at is on a dairy farm which is part of the Campina cooperative. The cows sleep on water beds, decide when they want to be milked, and looked very happy. The neighbor said they are spoiled!
Our hosts today don't speak much English, and our hosts last night didn't either. It's helping our Dutch! After a nice dinner in town we sat in the garden with coffee. Our hosts Henk and Reik (her name sounds like "Rick") invited an English speaking neighbor, Annamarie, to sit with us and facilitate conversation. Then we went to watch the haying. We watched until 11 pm when they finished for the night. Henk says they will start again at 5am. Rain is forecast for tomorrow afternoon so they have to finish snel!
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| Tot ziens, Henk and Reik! |
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