Today was a transition day. The group had a car and were leaving the Netherlands behind. They were going to Scotland on an overnight ferry. Luckily, our Hard Hitting Reporter went along on the trip to report on the change.
HHR: Were the owners sorry to see you leave?
Larry: They were very sad to see us leave and asked for our pictures at the Dutch door.
Debbie: I think that we asked for those pictures.
Larry: Well, I am sure that they were going to ask us and will probably put up on the wall to start a wall of fame.
Jerry: I am positive that I saw a tear in Pauline’s eye.
HHR: Is it true that you are going on an overnight ferry to the U.K.?
Joyce: Yes, we will be landing in Newcastle
HHR: There is a rumor that a couple of you have had some seasickness issues in the past. Is this true?
Joyce: Yes, I have had issues in the past and am prepared. I have a prescription patch from the doctor.
Debbie: Yes, it is true that I have issues but I am not going to have any this time. So, I am prepared.
Larry: Are you crazy? You are not prepared. I have seen you on a boat before. What about the fjord cruise where you laid face down on the table? I have to share a room with you.
Debbie: I was just having an off day.
HHR: To sum it up, you are not prepared and may be sick.
Debbie: I don’t want to talk about it. Let’s move on.
HHR: What did you do after you checked out? BTW, how was the driving?
Joyce: My driving was great. I was a little cautious because of the bikes. I think they are out to get me either when I am on foot or in acar. I thought that I saw my picture posted on a pole.
HHR: Where did you go next?:
Larry: Well Joyce wanted to see the beach and we felt that there would be fewer bikers or at least the sand would make them go slower.
Joyce: I had arranged an outing to the North Sea. We went to a national park, Zuid-Kennemerland. It has lots of little shells which we all felt would entertain Debbie.
Debbie: Hey who left with a pocket full of shells? Not me. I was more interested in the 80 year old man walking into the North Sea for his morning swim. I tried to convince the others to follow him in.
Jerry: I could have done the swim but didn’t have my swim cap with me and didn’t want to get swimmer’s ear.
HHR: Where did you go next?
Joyce: We went to the Museum Zaanse Schans. It is a folklore museum of the Dutch and local “Zaanse” traditions. (Think Dutch Williamsburg).
HHR: What did you see there?
Debbie: We saw a weaver’s house full of looms. They made cloth for canvas sails. The lady said that you had to be really strong to be a weaver and she kept looking at me. I think because she saw how strong that I was.
Larry: No, I think that you were standing too close. We also saw a cooper.
Debbie: I saw you trying to touch the tools in the tool shed. I was not standing too close. I just needed to see.
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HHR: Let’s get back on track here, Debbie and Larry. I understand that there were windmills, a cheese shop and a wooden shoe shop.
Joyce: Yes, it is amazing how fast they can make the shoes. It takes 2 hours handmade or about 5 minutes with molds and instruments. The shoes are waterproof which you need with all the canals and rain. I tried a pair on.
Debbie: We all wanted to buy a pair for our children because we really care about them. However, they would not fit in our suitcases. I was also afraid one of my children would not like them and step on my toes with the shoes on.
Larry: I was impressed with the windmills. The once we saw made linseed oil. The person that runs the windmill runs up and down all day. It looks like really hard work.
Jerry: I would rather swim in the North Sea than run a windmill.
HHR: Tell me about your trip to the ferry:
Joyce: We had to be at the ferry by 4:30 and left with plenty of time. Ida, our GPS had the latitude and longitude to work with. Unfortunately, Ida failed to see the need for roads and tried to drive us directly into the North Sea.
Larry: Once we got back on track, Ida took us to a little ferry which held maybe 4 cars. We were pretty sure this was not the overnight ferry. It was impressive the way that Joyce parked and sprinted onto the ferry for directions.
Jerry: Joyce worked the crew. They waved us onto the ferry and then gave us special directions for the big ferry as we left.
Larry: We still had to get to the big ferry. Time was ticking. So we tore off to the terminal.
Debbie: When we arrived, we didn’t know where to line up. Joyce yelled for assistance.
Larry: Jerry and I volunteered Debbie. She is a spry little thing and we knew that she could beat us in a sprint.
Debbie: I have to admit Larry and Jerry, it felt more like I was pushed out of the car than volunteered. Luckily, I was able to fight my way through all the people.
Larry: No, we had confidence in you and Joyce as runners. I mean you are the navigator.
HHR: Did you have trouble leaving?
Joyce: Well for some reason, they did not like my passport. I really think that they just didn’t want me leave the Netherlands.
HHR: How were your rooms?
Larry: The rooms were small but made for four. Luckily, we only had 2 people in the room. There was the extra added benefit that one could sit on the toilet and take a shower. I might need this feature later if Debbie blows. I can just sit her on the toilet and spray her down.
Debbie: I have ginger candy in all my pockets. I am not going to blow.
HHR: How did the night go?
Joyce: We all went to the buffet around the world. Debbie held up well. We did notice that people listed to the right or left when they walked or rather staggered back to the table. Sometimes we went in directions that we had not intended.
Larry: I started feeling bad because of my sinuses. So we went back to the room around 8.
Debbie: I think that Larry was sick from all of the stress worrying about whether I would blow. However, he was asleep by 8:05 so wasn’t too worried.
HHR: What did you do?
Debbie: Well, I sat in bed rocking back and forth, back and forth eating ginger candy. I discovered an extra added benefit of the room was being able to hear our next-door neighbor. He was a jolly person and laughed quite a bit.
Larry: I woke up around midnight and saw a green glow coming from Debbie’s bunk. She was asleep so she made it through
HHR: As of midnight, Debbie was holding her own and hadn’t blown yet. This story is to be continued.
Those ferry beds! I would get sick too mom. I’m happy you made it through the night without vomiting.
The Amsterdam owner did look like she had a tear in her eye
She was very sad. Now people would stop moving her wet laundry around.