Wednesday, May 27

Did you know that Cape Horn is named after a city in The Netherlands called Hoorn? Yes, true. The Dutch East Indian Company held a monopoly for using that passage and a Dutchman named it after the city he had sailed from in the 1600's. Also, it happens that Henry Hudson, an Englishman, contracted to the Dutch East Indian Company, sailed his Half Moon ship from Hoorn and found what we call the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. He was looking for a northern passage to get to spices in southeast Asia.

Kees took us for a walking tour of the town. 

Then later, we drove along some of the famous dykes - look up at the water, look down at the land and houses. 

We ended up at Edam, a town we have been to several times. Of course, they sell Edam cheese. 

Coffee was at the outside seating by the canal. The day was partly cloudy and somewhere in the 60's. Yes, we got away from the heat. 

Dinner was an Indonesian dish prepared by Joke and attended by son Frank and his wife Evelyn and new daughter Emmie. We don't normally get to see them, so we had a nice visit. Linda calmed the baby with a short foot rub. Are we surprised?

After they left, Linda worked on Kees' feet. She had worked on Joke's in the morning.

Because the sun doesn't set until after 10:00, it becomes 11:00 before you know it.