Day 3 – 17 miles to 3m past Rockanje
Although the rain stopped at 4.30pm yesterday it restarted at 9.00pm, along with howling, gusty winds. No sleep at all last night. It was like being inside a drum with the rain beating down.
Category: GR5
Rain
Day 2 – 17 miles to Brielle
Well the weather forecast was completely wrong. It claimed rain would clear overnight, be OK during the day then be really heavy from 4.00pm onwards.
Instead it rained all day, occasionally slowing to merely torrential. At 4.30pm it stopped. Dutch rain is just as wet and cold as UK rain.
Welcome to Holland
Day 1 – 18.5 miles to Vlaardingen
Got let off the ferry at 8.15am and it was straight into the hike.
From first impressions I’m liking Holland. Everyone says hello, which you usually only get out in the wilds elsewhere. And they seem to be a nation of dog lovers, which gets them a big tick.
Trains, trains and more trains
Day 0
Day started with a walk to the train station.
I passed a woman with two children at a bus stop.
One of the kids came out with
“Mam, look how much camping stuff he’s got”
2 Heroes, 2 Villains
T -1 Day
Final preparations are afoot. As ever with these trips you rely on lots of help from others to make it all work. Some things go really well, others really badly.
And its generally individuals and small companies that help but large companies that hinder.
Grumpy Hiker 