A long driving day!?

Well, not really. But the longest one for us in quite a while! We actually did 70 kms (42 miles) yesterday!

But because we take the back roads, and we stop to see what there is to see along the way it took us a couple of hours to get to where we were going. 

Again, it had rained quite a lot overnight. Of course we don't mind when it rains overnight. But it does make the ground a little squishy and these backroads are so narrow that when a vehicle comes the other way you both have to go onto the grass a certain extent. Makes me a little nervous that things might be too soft, but we were fine.

These sheep didn't even move when we drove through.

Narrow country roads.

We went through a few villages, but didn't stop.

Apparently this is a "thing" here.

We've seen several barns that have photograph portraits on the front of the barn. 

There's not really much to see up in this part of Netherlands. We think the only reason most people would come up here is to take the ferry to the islands. Otherwise, there is the main dyke, and some pumping stations... but the rest is all farmland.

We did stop at one of the ferry terminals just to have a look around.

Modern art (?) on top of the dyke.

The ferry leaves once per hour.

Eurasian Oystercatcher.

€17 ($25 CAD, $20 USD) per adult round trip.

The trip is 45 minutes each way.

Had it been earlier in the day, we might have gone. But there were a lot of people, and we also would have had to pay for parking Max until our return. Ultimately, we just weren't that interested.

There they go.

This is a ruddy turnstone.

Funny name for a bird!

We watched the birds for a while and then had some lunch before hitting the road again.

Back on the road.

Lots of farming.

Scenery along the way.

I had read of a nature area with a lot of parking, and the reviews said that overnight motorhome parking was "tolerated". Sure enough, it was a great spot and only one other motorhome that was parked far away from us. 

Max, parked up for the night at GPS 53.398083, 6.219772

Out for an evening walk.

Max, parked on the right.

No idea what this is.

You'd think it has something to do with water management, but the way it was situated didn't make any sense for that purpose. Maybe it's just some more modern art!

Ruth found a little toad.

We're going to go for a morning walk, then we will head into the city of Groningen. Our propane is getting low, and I figure we've got maybe five days left. There is a place that will refill it in Groningen for €30, but I have read there are bottle exchange places as well that might be cheaper. Our guy back at the dealership in Germany says that an 11 kg bottle exchange should be between €20 and €25 in Germany. But we are only a couple of days from re-entering Germany, so we may wait.

Yesterday's drive, 70 kms (42 miles).

Windy today, with a forecast high of 21C (70F) and a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.

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