Final Stop in Friesland

Went for a ride on the ol' bicycle through the countryside one day.

Hey guys, Nathan here, I hope you are all still thinking that we have a travel blog here and not an Israeli/Jewish Historical Education blog after Kevin's last few posts! Haha, Im joking of course, but only a little bit! Anyways, down to business.

While Kevin was sweating and huffing under the hot Israeli sun, Theo and I were a few thousand kilometres away sipping drinks in the warm and green flatlands of Friesland. We left Israel bright and early Saturday (May 28th) and flew back into Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. There we were picked up by two of Theo's cousins, whom he had only had slight memories of, and we headed north to 'the fatherland'.

Tea in the morning...

... Heineken after.

To go into detail about every activity we did every day there would be too painful for both me as well as you. Plus it's also kind of a mashed blur for both my dad and I. But I will share some of the highlights from our 8 days there with family. First of all we were able to visit more family than I thought we would be to. Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Pacas, and Beppes were coming at us fast and furious (so to speak), I had a pretty solid idea of who was who and who came from where. Theo on the other hand, seemed to be having a bit more trouble than me, but by the end I'm proud to say he was able to recall the town we stayed in as well as the cousin's that we stayed at!

Windmills and...

... castle gates.

We saw farms, windmills, dikes, and canals with our local guide(s) and I think it's safe to say we both enjoyed our time there immensely. I could tell right away that my dad was in love with the farmland there, it seemed like no more than 30 seconds went by before he'd say something along of the lines of "boy, there sure is some nice farmland here" or "beautiful country, yap thats for sure".

A good portion of the cousins that we met one night.

The whole experience was very relaxing and enjoyable for the both of us, so if there is any family back in Friesland reading this I'd like to thank-you once again for your hospitality, you made us feel like family! Haha. Well, thats all I have to say, I will try let the pictures speak for themselves and hopefully they'll tell some stories of there own. All for now, thanks for reading.

Lates, N8

Of course I couldn't resist posting this, first time Theo has been on a bike in over 20 years! Or so he says...