Monday, February 5, 2024

Gilbert: Schiermonnikoog last few days.

 

We had to get back to work, so that's why I didn't have time to blog about our trip last week.

After we made our way around the big lake that normally isn't there we finally got back on track. 

See: there's he light house in the distance.

We didn't take any pictures at the light house this time, as there was a lot of wind and we wanted to find a spot to sit and have something to eat and drink. When we finally found a spot it was far away from the light house,

After our break we continued our walk. We saw this house that was in  big lake as well. There's usually water around it, but not as much as there was now.

Back in the village we had Fried Fish! Yum!

We got groceries for dinner and relaxed for the rest of the day.

On Thursday we ha a lazy day. We did visit a friend in the afternoon which was really fun!

In the evening we went out for dinner and I had a Gin Tonic  Cocktail.


Friday was our last day!
We visited the tourist center and had hot chocolate with Amaretto at a hotel.

It was a nice hotel, but not as nice as the hotel Sullivan has stayed at, he says.

The weather was miserable.

So we decided to stay at the hotel a bit longer. 

We played pickomino while waiting for the rain to stop.

When it did get dry we made a last walk around he village.



Then it was time to catch a bus to the harbor and take the ferry. 

By Schiermonnikoog! We hope to visit again soon.

I had a great time!

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Gilbert: A Windy Walk with Obstacles (Schiermonnikoog Day 3)

 

On Wednesday it was even more windy than the days before, but still sunny. We decided to leave the bikes and go for a walk. 

WE took a route Sullivan told me about towards the light house.

I don't remember him telling there was so much water here though...

This is te right way according to the sign.

Wait... What?



The road is underwater!


And it was too deep to wade through without getting totally wet.

How do we get to the light house now?


WE walked next to the water for a while, but couldn't find a way across.

So close, yet so far.

Finally we found a small path through the bushes that went in the right direction.


We had to be careful, but we made it!

And I spotted mushrooms along the way.

Next: more Schiermonnikoog.

Monday, January 29, 2024

Gilbert: Beach and Sea Spam (Schiermonnikoog Day2)

 

On our second day on Schiermonnikoog the weather was still good so we biked to the beach.

You know what that means, right:
Beach and Sea Picture Spam!







It was windy, but otherwise it was wonderful weather.

After enjoying the  beach we found a place out of the wind.

And had a snack: cheesy croissants.

And hot chocolat with Amaretto. Yum.

Next we biked back towards the village.

Because of the wind we decided to rest for a bit at our favorite spot and we had more hot chocolat.


We also had a look at the beach there.

Looks like the water came really high during the last storm.

Back at the apartment there was more relaxing and reading. A friend came over for dinner and we had a great evening until we had ti kick him out at 22:00 according to the rules of the apartment.

Next: a windy walk

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Gilbert: A trip to Schiermonnikoog (part 1/Day 1)

 

Last week we went on a trip!
It was time to visit Schiermonnikoog again. On the ferry I got hot chocolat! 

When we got to the island we first went to the small apartment we rented. It had a small living room and kitchen downstairs. The couch was very comfy!

And a bath room and bed room upstairs. It all looked perfect in my opinion.

As they had predicted a very rainy week,we immediately rented bikes to enjoy the sunny weather.
First we visited the WWII bunker.

There's a map of thee island on top of the bunker.

No rain in sight! There was a lot of wind though. 

Weeeeeeeh!

Next we took our bikes and went in  search of he light house!

No visit to Schiermonnikoog is complete without visiting the light house!

There was a poem next to the light house. Diana told me about this. It's to spread awareness of the language/dialect spoken on the island. This poem was about the light house.

It was a gorgeous afternoon.



Next we went grocery shopping and we relaxed for a bit before...

Going out for dinner. I got a nice glass of cider.

We played Pikomino while waiting for our food.

Yum!
(I stuck to the French Fries even though my owner said the meat was beef.)

After dinner we relaxed some more before turning in for the night.

Next: Beach.