DAY 300 !!!

Sunday 6 May 2012

Sangatte, France was beautiful and Dian bundled up for a beach comb. The constant ferryboats crossing were fun to watch but sadly the beach was full of scum from the polluted water. After a leisurely awakening the Happy Trails Gang called Dian’s dad’s cousin Jerry, whom we had stayed with in Brussels just to say we were passing through Belgium. We had decided to see Bruges and Jerry wished us well and said he would see us in San Pedro in June.

Leaving our friends was bittersweet but we exchanged some gifts (a hand woven Somerset scarf for Nicole and a Neptune’s Tavern Book and abalone shell that had been found in Morocco for Ina and Ravi). We said our farewells then headed to Belgium as they headed towards Luxembourg and Germany.

Seashells or chocolate?

Chocolate or...

When we arrived in Bruges we were of course tempted by all the chocolate shops but opted instead to treat ourselves to Belgian fries with mayonnaise. Good decision. A minor miracle occurred when Charles leather hair tie dropped and we had to retrace our steps but lo and behold a half hour later we found it on the ground. We ate our ham and cheese sandwiches near the church square then Dian and Nicole went in for the last few numbers of a harp concert given by Luc Van Paere. It was wonderful and he even sang an original composition accompanied by the Celtic harp.

We left the handsome town of Bruges and drove on to Holland where we found a truck stop adjacent to a 24 hour gas station and that is where we had our vermicelli and salad with Moroccan Argon oil plus a sip of port to celebrate 300 days on the road.