Dordrecht

Storkville. I counted nine families in this high-riseThey didn’t have far to go to get building suppliesA tribute in concrete to the beasts that made this country. The blade is one solid piece of graniteApparently the miniature horse is native to the delta area as well. just before Woudrichem is Loevestin castle. 650years ago it guarded this strategic spot at the meeting point of 2 major rivers. There’s a good museum inside the soldiers quarters . We were just about to leave when up rode the 2 from Koblenz whom we’d met several days agoTurns out the one on the right is actually from Lahnstein.

“Neider or Ober ?” I asked. “Neider,” he says. ” ahh” we all said in unison. “A pot shitter !”Not far away is the ferry to Woudrichem. You ring the bell and the ferryman comes over to get you.Seems everyone has a relative in NZ. Those are wild cattle in the water. The grazing is plentiful around here and so there was also 2 large herds of poniesThey are about 12 hands high and all have the same black stripe the full length of their backsWoudrichem. The old town is walled and dates back to the time of the castle. I was able to help this Aussie adjust his girlfriends bike. He lives in Switzerland now but keeps a boat in Holland. We’ve found a shorter way to the Werkendam ferry which has cut 9 kms off the tripSame price for any ferry. 80 euro cents.

Because Geraldine got up and made us an early breakfast we were able to get away by 6.30. This has enabled us to reach Dordrecht, 90kms , by 3pm. It’s hot ! We sit in a bar sipping a beer so we can use their WiFi and look up hotels and B&Bs on ‘Booking .com’. We’ve found that this is the best way to find a bed when you’re biking .(short of booking ahead)The Bastion. It was a bargain on Booking.com. We can rest tomorrow as it’s only 35kms into Rotterdam and the conclusion of EV15