Hi everybody short blog today. to answer a comment , We are trying to get through the Netherlands quite quickly so we can be in France for the winter. I know summer is over. . Our original plan was to start in France but i have always wanted to visit the Netherlands  and circumstances happened that made it possible.
We are getting loads of advice from locals as well as others .If we have problems or the weather gets to rough we shall bunker down in the netherlands for the winter.
What ever happens i am so glad we have had the chance to come here. Amsterdam and Ijmoiden have been lovely. We are leaving tomorrow heading for Haarlem and i am going to be quite sad. I would have liked to have spent longer in Amsterdam and feel we have only just scratched the surface of this lovely place..
Today has been a lazy day. Giving our feet a chance to recover . I had some shopping to do and went to Aeolus marina where there is two large supermarkets. . Came home for lunch and then as it was our last day couldn't resist and went another walk along the west side of our marina ,and found a whole street of shops and supermarkets quite abit closer to us. Wandered around and just soaked it all up. It is much less hectic on this side of the canal but still many mopeds and bicycles..
I also found out today shopping that The dutch don't do golden virginia , amber leaf in fact when she opened the cupboard for me to see it was pretty obvious all they do is drum. At HALF the price of british rolling tobacco, 50grms for a tenner. . I shall leave you on that.

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