Our host Ingrid at B&B Logerin bij Van Heeren has provided us with a delightful experience during our stay here. Her warm hospitality, the environment she has created with a lovely property complete with animals make her place stand out for us. We had everything we needed in our suite plus lots of outdoor spaces to relax. We leave here with wonderful memories.
Usually we self cater our meals, but on our last morning at the B&B, we treated ourselves to breakfast in her sunroom.
Having these sweet sprinkles on a buttered bun or bread is essential to a Dutch breakfast. We like the chocolate sprinkles best. In a grocery store, the selection of sprinkles rivals a jam section in stores at home.
This cat captured our hearts. It yearns for affection yet it is initially a reluctant participant and wary. Ingrid adopted it and doesn’t know the cat’s history but suspects the cat may have been hit by a car. Its gait is very awkward on the hind end, yet seems to be pain free. Nonetheless, with some patience this lovely little guy adopted us and our suite while we stayed here and seemed concerned that we were packing up.
This property has maximized the potential of the canal in front of their home. Water is a constant feature in Holland and the the Dutch are renowned for their skill in managing it. Countries with water problems often consult the Netherlands for their expertise.
This tractor pulling event is a popular thing that happens in Holland. Not surprising as so much of Holland is rural. Ingrid was telling us about the recent tractor pulling event that happened in Made and it was the largest competition of its kind in all of Europe. She couldn’t get over how busy her small community became.
We hadn’t planned to visit, nor known about this community of Wilhelmstad. As we were about to cross to the Island where we will be staying tonight, I noticed it on the map. Like the town of Heusen that we visited a few days ago, it is completely surrounded by water, but this one is in the shape of a star when viewed from above.
Willhelmstad is a very popular place to visit, with an active harbour, the remains of fortifications on the dykes surrounding the town and very historic buildings. What a great detour it has been for us. A very pretty place.
We have made it to our destination, Ooltgensplaat on the island of Goeree-overflakkee. In getting here we had to “merge” with the super highways to cross over. Looking at it on the map we wondered how this could work, but we marvelled at the ingenuity of the architects of this as we never shared the road with cars…we always had our own space. At times there were a number of highways crisscrossing above and beside each other, yet cyclists could carry on without stress or confusion. Wow!
The village harbour is in front of where we are staying. We are staying at the home of a Vrienden op de Fiets. We have an extraordinary place. The owner owns two adjoining properties…one for her and ours has two suites for guests to rent. Our suite is a grand space with a huge living area, full kitchen etc. The building is solid…super quiet and cool. It is so cool to get to stay in one of these lovely old places which we ride by every day.
