Author: Norm

Thursday, May 16, 2024 The days are starting to blur. I’m thankful for the pictures that help remind me. Today we walked 21k – a shorter walk! After a delicious Dutch breakfast (1 hard-boiled egg, various breads, hagelslag [chocolate sprinkles], meat and cheese, strong coffee), we move our stiff bodies out of town and onto…

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 On the road at 8:30am. Today is a longer walk (23k, the longest will be 24k). We are nervous. Our packs are heavy, our muscles stiff, and the blisters on our feet remind us that they are there. It will be another beautiful, and exceptionally warm, day. There is nothing along…

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 On the road at 9am. Today’s route is shorter (15k) because our room was further along the route. But with these packs a shorter route is preferred. Yesterday was harder than we expected. We feel our bodies. I woke up with a sense of ‘this is too much, we can’t do…

Monday, May 13, 2024 And the journey begins. With our packs fully loaded, and weighing more than we anticipated, we took our first steps out the door… from Zuidlaren to Rolde. Officially our route is 17k, but we will be walking further to Anderen where we are staying.

Sunday, May 12, 2024 We slept deep and long last night (one of us slept for 12 hours). We walked to a nearby church to listen to the organ and the singing. We were in the balcony/organ loft with the organist. My mom told me that as a young boy my Uncle counted the organ…