since our visit to koblenz i have not been writing much. we visited the north of the province of north holland, driving fro mrotterdam to medemblik and from there to den oever, along the northern coast to den helder and fro mthere to bergen aan zee. from bergen aan zee to ijmuiden and fro mthere, in three days back home, but that was already three weeks ago.
even then the wheather was rough. it wasd difficult to sleep in the hotel in bergen due to the strong wind: thew balcony door made a lot of noise due to the powerful storm. it was hard to make pictures from the beaches and the sea due to the wheather. the widn was so powerful during those three days that walknig on the beach felt likje being sandblasted. it felt great afterwards but holding a camera and keeping it dry was not always easy.
since our last trip the work on the tulips and the fisherman continued seven days a week, but at the same time even the work on the bathroom could go on. every day i have been able to finish parts of the bathroom walls with pink and white marble, white shiny mosaic and traditional white tiles. it is quite som work, allthough the bathroom is not that big, due to round walls and wall that are not upright. the work proceeds well.
but after weeks of dark and rainy whetaher i would like to go to the coast again and make pictures at the beach in zandvoort and zeeuws vlaanderen and also some in nijmegen. when that is done will have driven along the whole dutch sea-coast from belgium to germany and along the waterway from the north sea to rotterdam and to germany. hopefully we are able to spend a weekend in oostende and drive along the belgium coast.