On the Wallaby 2022

69 and sensible!   Wallaby is parked in Meppel for 2 weeks and we are flying to England to visit Jane's family. Just! A Dutch National train strike meant we left for the airport a day early, budget hotel, MacDonalds breakfast (surprisingly ok) and (hopefully) fly this evening with Easyjet to Bristol. At the real estate window. Prices a bit less than Adelaide, makes Sydney look ridiculously expensive Blokzijl Harbour (Old Turf/Peat Market). One of the few towns with an inner harbour Alleyway between houses, elbow room only Before it was Drempels now its bicycle eating Roosters!! Farms As we travel we have been looking with interest at the various farming systems. From National Parks being sustainably used and using traditional farming practices to modern large scale zero grazing businesses. At the moment there are big protests as the government is planning to reduce emissions (nitrogen,  methane?) dramatically which would mean closing 1000s of farms. We're not sure of the whole...

At Ijlst in Friesland after our evening bike ride  Having folding bikes  on board is almost a necessity for us. In the Netherlands all the road system is set up around bikes and walking. Cars are number 3 in the pecking order. In the towns every traffic light has a separate light for bikes, pedestrians and cars. Cars are very respectful of riders. There is an element trust on all sides and probably generally bikes push their rights over cars. In crowded city areas things just flow, and normally pretty gentle.  In the country dedicated bike paths are everywhere.  They are often well signposted away from roads and traffic as much as possible.  This evening we did a 12km loop and saw in the town a few cars. On the country part maybe 10 cars , 15 bikes and a few expensive traffic separations.  Maybe every second day we are doing a 10 to 20km ride, with the occasional 30plus ride. To go to the next town, to see a museum or like tonight a 12km country ride (all f...