Elburg

Marinas are fast becoming our favourite camping places. Elburg marina has been one of the best. Boats of all descriptions, including a decent percentage of yachts (one of the measures we have when ranking marinas), line the harbour wall. Summer holidays have started in Holland, so there is a lot of boating activity to look at.
Elburg village is notable for two things.
First it is built in the form of a rectangle with the sides having dimensions of the 'Golden Ratio'.
Secondly it is the first time in 132 days that we have encountered meat wrapped up in pastry. It wasn't a pie, more like a sausage roll, but we were not complaining. There must be a business opportunity for someone to open a pie shop in Europe.


The flurry of blog postings over the last few days has been a result of us wanting to catch up with were we actually are, before Johan (grandson) arrives at Amsterdam airport tomorrow and we embark on the Scandinavian leg of our trip. Apart from Switzerland the cost of stuff has been comparable or even slightly cheaper than New Zealand; we fear all that is about to change when we venture further north. As we use opportunities such as McDonalds and cafes to connect with the internet, we may have to wait until Estonia (if we can get in) to make future postings.

Sunset.

Masts

The access to Elburg

It seemed like the 'Tour de France had made its way to Elburg. Despite our recent training we did not enter.