Veere, Netherlands–April 30, 2015

Last  night we had a fantastic six course dinner at Portobello Restaurant.  I couldn’t even begin to tell you what we had as it was all in Italian but we were absolutely stuffed to the gills.  In fact, I couldn’t eat breakfast this morning as I was still full.  Last night in the lounge they had Guess that Tune and artist contest.  We had a group of 6 as a team and you not only had to guess the tune but also got extra points if you got up and danced between the questions.  We paired up with two other couples who were also from Canada (Kingston area).  We thought we had done well but another group of people beat us out by a couple of points but it was all in all  a fun night. 

This morning, we took a bike tour of Veere and surrounding area.  We biked about 10K and the guide took us to a cheese farm along the way.  They certainly make a lot of cheese here!  It is just like going to Niagara area with the wine making; here it is all cheese making.  The cheese is really good though.  We came back for lunch and then we had the afternoon to explore Veere on our own and it was a beautiful, peaceful little town to visit. 

We had a seafood buffet tonight and the ship left right as we were eating dinner and we passed right though a lock shortly after.  We are heading to Kinderjik and Rotterdam and will arrive there tomorrow in the morning sometime. 

Here are a few pictures from today:

Trying to get my helmet on.  These were electric bikes so it was nice to have the option to use the electric part.  I didn’t use it at the start but then tried it and it was quite enjoyable not having to pedal so much!!

Stopped for some information about this little street along the way.  It is not so comfortable riding a bike on the cobblestones though!

We stopped at a cheese farm along the way.

Of course, I always find the dogs………..he is part of the cheese farm family and just wanders around greeting people.

This little calf reminded me of Maverik; loved to give kisses!!!  They had about 7-8 young calves in the farm.  Of course they use the cow’s milk to make the cheese.  This was a very unique barn as it was electronic; it automatically will open the doors to let out the cows if the weather is good; if not, the doors shut and they are not allowed out.  Very high tech!!!

Some of the homes we passed by; this one was unique as it had a tractor under a car port!

About 10 minutes before this picture was taken, it had started to rain with a huge black cloud coming over and within  minutes it had moved on and we had bright blue sky again although it is still very cool and windy – it is only about 10 degrees.

This town had little statues all over the place.  I find the children….

Brian finds the ladies……

The homes have lovely little manicured lawns.  The residents seem to have a lot of pride in how nice their town looks. 

Of course, everything in the Netherlands and Holland has water and canals everywhere!

So we had another great day and now looking forward to what tomorrow brings.  We are certainly having a great time but the time is certainly flying by quickly!