Ohe en Laak to Haelen

We have had a good stay here in this beautiful location. Our accomodation looks onto a nature reserve with walking trails, the Maas River with small lakes, wild horses and even a wild cow. We can see that the quality of life here is high.

Han the owner of our B&B was a lovely fellow.

We’ll remember our genial host and the beautiful locale of his guesthouse. As predicted it rained heavily yesterday, so it was good to have stayed here for 2 nights.

Ohe en Laak is renowned for its beauty and special qualities. We would love to return here.

We came across this windmill only a km from our B&B

The windmill has historic significance in this area and dates back to 1722.

As the sign says…built in 1722 and restored in 1949.

Villages like this in Holland have an historic charm from the cobbled streets and buildings.

This mural created with spray paint is of the Lord of Stevensweert and Ohe en Laak from 1719. He is responsible for the building of the Windmill in 1722, providing the residents a place to grind their grain.

Funny thing happened. We were riding down this street in Steevensweert and we saw this dog almost lunging from this second floor window while barking menacingly. Once he had gotten our attention, he became quite docile and looked confused….can’t we play? he seemed to be thinking.

We don’t know why, but we see metal art pieces and gates like this. This created an entrance to the town.

The waterways and nature here are incredible.

This fisher is in an inflatable vessel floating down the river while fishing.

What a face and those eyes. Ok, I can see you want some affection.

A beautiful spot to live on a houseboat, except for perhaps the nuclear plant in the distance which is across the river in Belgium..

Visited this butcher and got the best brojies (sandwiches) we have ever had.

Orange is a celebratory colour in Holland due to William of Orange who lead the battle against Spain for independence in the 16th century. It lasted 80 years. Orange refers to the family name of the Dutch Royal Family, the House of Orange-Nassau. Homes and business are festooned with orange banners to show support for their team competing in the European Cup..

This represents the ultimate fork in the road.

We were provided with a secure place to cross the dam.

A veerooster is a castle crossing. Can’t explain it, but this sign always makes us chuckle.

Fascinating watching this tug pushing a massive structure filled with crushed rock through the canal.

We were startled when this train crossing gate suddenly came down…and thank goodness it did, as we hadn’t heard the train approaching.

Today's ride: 33 km (20 miles)
Total: 1,300 km (807 miles)

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marilyn swettGood deal on finally getting Seavo up and rolling once again! It's always challenging doing major repairs on a recumbent tandem and yours has a lot more specialized parts than ours.
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