We woke up this morning to find that there had been a change in the weather; it had become decidedly familiar overnight, 15°C and within an hour an attractive English drizzle to complete the home-from-home feeling.
Here is today's "view from" picture...
...which pretty much defines the place really. The whole town has a run-down feel to it like so many British sea-side towns, but there is something else too. I don't remember that we flattened the place in the last war, but there seem to be almost no buildings that aren't 50s or 60s concrete, and scruffy with it.
There is a thriving kebab-shop quarter and plenty of beachfront disco bars but we could only find three buildings that were in any way pleasant to look at.
The station,
a civic building on the main shopping street, and this, a disused water tower
We went for a walk last night and enjoyed a glorious sunset over the sea which had largely gone by the time that I remembered that my 'phone has a camera on it
Back in the car this evening for a quick sprint up the coast to Schagen via some roadworks that had these odd signs at 1 km intervals. These are from the end of the set, in the first ones the smiley face looks positively demented
We arrived in Schagen at about 5.30pm. After about an hour of re-assembling the bike including fitment of a new rear chain (the old one's done a thousand miles you know!) and a session of bending valuable bits with pliers to make it change gear properly we were ready for the second instalment of this madness. Only problem now is that the maps and route notes for this week's rides haven't arrived, finger's crossed for tomorrow's post then...
So pleased there was something to read and a demented smiley face. Can't sleep so thanks for the entertainment.
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