Deborah, a Canadian friend of mine from Tokyo now lives with her husband Aart and son Willem in Heilo about 40 minutes north of Amsterdam. Thank goodness Renato happened to send a group e-mail to me which included her e-mail or i might have missed seeing her and her wonderful family on her wonderful farm. They live on a farm in a renovated cow barn. Aart has done all the work with the help of some friends. These talented Dutch men!! He can sing too. His parents, who have recently passed away lived in a huge traditional farm house which is next to where Deborah and her family live. They live very near the sea so we had a nice walk on the beach.
We had a typical Dutch meal. It was a mixture of potatoes, spinach, red peppers, a big piece of sausage and gravy. It was great. Thanks Deborah!! Their son, Willem, was a delight. Open and friendly. He actually took the picture of me from behind. It was one of the better pictures I thought. Good job Willem!!! Deb, it was great to see you. We have 20 more days here. I hope we can get together again.