https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/ Judy and Greg searching for the Northern Lights again Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.25 https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/#comment-47 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:52:30 +0000 http://gregspurgin.com/northern-lights-2/?p=164#comment-47 Now the Light Ship was it just to visit it looks in good nic in my young days their was quite a number used in the North Sea particularly around the Dogger Bank which was a grave yard for wrecked ships I think they may have been repaired at the ship yard in Fays home town of Brightlingsea .the boy is not a bad driver I agree.

]]> https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/#comment-46 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 08:12:37 +0000 http://gregspurgin.com/northern-lights-2/?p=164#comment-46 Hi Hazel!
The bike racks roll down to about a 60 degree angle, so the bike still has to be lifted onto it, but thankfully not as high as right up to the second tier. Greg seems to have another brain that just deals with driving a left-hand drive car.
Right now, he’s doing lots of research into driving ‘on the wrong side of the road’ because he’s bought an old Landcruiser ute and plans on doing it up, then we’ll ship it to Africa and do some more travelling. The ute is RH drive, which is fine for Southern Africa, but at some point north it all changes to LH drive, and driving a RH drive car has its limitations … visibility, turns, overtaking
Ugh to 42C in Victor today. It’s probably about 5 here, raining and we have the fire on. xxx

]]> https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/#comment-44 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 06:28:50 +0000 http://gregspurgin.com/northern-lights-2/?p=164#comment-44 PS It is 42 degrees in Victor today……

]]> https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/#comment-43 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 06:28:06 +0000 http://gregspurgin.com/northern-lights-2/?p=164#comment-43 How do you get your bike up to the 2nd storey of the bike rack?
Wish you had taken a video of Greg’s amazing parking next to the canal (scary I would have thought…..)

]]> https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/#comment-41 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:56:19 +0000 http://gregspurgin.com/northern-lights-2/?p=164#comment-41 Lisa, those greenhouses are amazing, and there are so many! We kept on stopping to look at them. The one in the pic is huge, but … erm …. basic. A lot of the others have lights, heating and look like they are 2 storeys tall, but even though we stopped and walked right up to one we couldn’t work out what was growing in it – 2 thicknesses of opaque glass were between us and the plants.
I’m a cheesemaker, but tend to stick with soft, semi-soft and vegan cheeses. I’m keen to have a go at some gouda when we get home, though. But yes, it would be great to be able to bring some of the real stuff home.

]]> https://gregspurgin.net/northern-lights-2/2017/02/07/out-about-in-rotterdam-gouda/#comment-40 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:54:11 +0000 http://gregspurgin.com/northern-lights-2/?p=164#comment-40 I have greenhouse envy!
Love the architecture and esp love that RED ship!!
I bet you are sad you can’t bring lots of beautiful cheese back home!!

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