Did you see the light show last night?…I didn’t either🥲! But getting a spot on the wheel for the SHOP LOCAL PLUS fundraiser could add some colour to your life! This is the last weekend to purchase a spot. Wheel spin happens May 16, 2024! And then…..
A quick walk to Albert Heijn this morning.....they restocked their chocolate bars, so cashed in the scratch ticket, and purchased a few other things. Then walked back to the condo. Everything is very close by here, so the walks are rather short, but today was dry (so far) so good to go out for a short walk!
Another of the few nice sunny days we have had while on vacation. The weather has not been the best, but we are making the most of the sunny days we have had. We went for a walk again this afternoon, and then sat outside and relaxed in the sunshine!
This morning we went for a walk to the Albert Heijn in Oostende, Belgium, to pick up a few things for dinner tonight and to cash in scratch tickets, that, until Saturday, I had been throwing away because I didn't understand quite how they worked. Now I find out that the answer is actually right on the front of the ticket....you just have to pick the right answer!
This morning we left the B and B in Earnewaud and headed back to the Oostende home in Belgium. It was a lengthy uneventful drive until we got to Ghent, were we encountered, guess what? ...more rain...ugh! This has been the coldest, wettest vacation in Europe we have ever encountered. We left shortly after 9 a.m. and arrived back in our Air B and B around 2:30 pm. After that lengthy drive, we went for some groceries and then just crashed for the rest of the day. LIFE IS GOOD!
Thursday was an exciting day of travel, and meeting up with our friends daughter, Jenny deKorte and her family in Rhoon. We had a lovely lunch with her and two of her children, Dewi and Dante. Later her husband, Bas, made a quick appearance between meetings. Still later, her other son, Jorn, arrived to meet us, and take us to the newly purchased home he is renovating. After lunch we drove to Arlene's friend Greta and her family in Heteren. We met with her daughter Danee and her boyfriend Gys, and had a lovely spaghetti dinner with them. Missing from the crew was Greta's husband Erwin, and their daughter Milou and her boyfriend. It was a lot of driving today, but a lot of fun catching up from the last number of years.
After a hearty breakfast in the B and B, we headed over to the Princenhof Hotel Restaurant to await the arrival of family from Wieringerwerff, North Holland. Upon arrival of Jannie Reitsma and her daughter Elly Laan, we enjoy coffee, and lots of chit chat catching up on the last number of years. Then they walked back to the B and B with us, where we chatted some more and took a few snapshots. We walked them back to their car at the Hotel, and they were on their way and we headed back to the B and B to do some computer stuff.
I brought my favorite jersey along to the Netherlands, in the event I would get the chance to bike there. The weather here, unfortunately, is not conducive to biking, as it is sunshine, cold, then rain for 20 minutes, then back to sunshine....very unpredictable, so renting bikes isn't a great option, but I wasn't carrying that jersey to the Netherlands for nothing, so donned the jersey and got a picture from the hotel in Earnewaud with waterway in the background!
A day late in posting, but yesterday I got out for a short bike ride again. The weather is great for now, but the coming week looks like more winter like weather again, so need to get out whenever I can! For the better part of the day yesterday, I was in Tillsonburg area, building the SOUTHWEST OXFORD PLUS TOUR package, and it's almost all put together now. Just a few more businessess to touch base with, but with it being March break, it was not possible to connect with everyone. But I must say, it has some awesome stuff in it again this year, so be watching for it sometime in May 2024!
So the SHOP LOCAL fundraiser was all ready to launch ahead of schedule! Today it was launched on Facebook and so it’s open for you to purchase spots NOW! It will still run until May 15 though! Currently I am building a couple of other fundraiser packages and they are also looking like amazing packages. Stay tuned for them after the current one finishes!
