Yesterday (Sat 15th) we made the trek into Amsterdam for some sightseeing. The travel was a bit of a chore as we had a 1 mile walk to a bus stop and a 40 minute bus ride to get to Amsterdam central station. We have not visited this city since 1976/77 and unfortunately in that time memories have faded a bit so today was a bit like visiting a new city.

Not surprisingly at this time of year the city was awash with people, tourists like us gawking at everything and locals on bicycles trying to run down those same tourists.

We spent much of the day simply walking around taking in the scene. Catching a full English breakfast at a small sidewalk cafe, an americano at a Starbucks and not being enticed by the ladies on display in the red light districts.

Today (Sunday 16th) it was raining so we stayed at Uitdam campground until mid afternoon and then found a less narrow route back to the main road and headed south towards Utrecht. We have a meeting arrange for tomorrow with Erik of Adventure Trucks and Expedition Truck Brokers

We spent the night at a roadside rest area near the town of Beesd