Thursday to Texel

Discount on the ferry on Thursdays so ,48 euros return. 

Not sure if this is a hotel or cottage or what. It's a hotel.

Ground floor.

Everywhere there are ramps in town for the cyclists of course.

WiFi free everywhere usually no password

Great room with extra seating.

On Texel.

I picked a couple of hyacinths and they make the room smell good.

You can smell them as you drive along.

I wonder about so much land being used for flowers instead of food.

Still very windy

 This is at the northern end of the island

Then talking to a guy who lives here says they also grow potatoes. Leeks and carrots but all are exported  or go to restaurants and in the supermarket the veg come from abroad like sprouts from Egypt!

There are these strange old farm houses. They are square with four rooves and the upper part may be thatched with the lower red tiles.

And a windmill near the hotel.

I bought some cheese here for having picnics with Sheila in a week or two.

Oudeschild

This house appears to have an entirely solar panelled roof. 

This is the hotel restaurant at my hotel.

The food is first class and that is the kitchen in the background

This is the busiest weekend of the year so pleased to share in the ambience.