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When we arrive in Waterton visit us first visiting
the center
(This is a kind of local tourist information office,
where all your questions
about the area can go) and we are told that going to
The Sun Road (this road is scheduled for tomorrow)
due to snow
largely been completed and we therefore tomorrow
altMieptieve route
have to define. Upon arrival in Waterton we look for
a shop
where Bert and Els are climbing pass. With hiking
boots to go
we went to Red Rock Canyon is a gorge making it a
quiet stream that
on both sides by bright red rock formations
surrounded, a
fantastic sight! We decide to follow a path of about
1 km to
ends at the
Blackstone Falls (a huge waterfall), during the hike
the snow suddenly a deer crossed our path and runs
into the woods, followed by a
another unprecedented silence. We look at the
waterfall and the remains back Miep
suddenly stopped dead still and say, you heard that,
I have not heard anything and
We continue our way as we are about 50 meters
further, however, I hear
a roar and just as we are known for huge forest
its bear population, we run armed with a stick from
the woods. On the way
we visit the
Cameron Lake, but since we all really just
the world we go back to the campground. After dinner
(pasta) to Bert
and I went to a local pub where absolutely nothing
to offer.
Waterton 26-05 - Helena (480 km)
07.30 hours after breakfast we go to the Going to
the Sun Road, we can
this way, although not completely finished driving
but according to many people, the
still worthwhile. It soon becomes apparent that the
environment is indeed very beautiful,
after about 10 miles, we should right-hand turn.
Yesterday we decided
through East Glacier to drive, this route is much
shorter and thus drive
We further than planned, through
Great Falls, we arrive in Helena. We place
The group accommodation again at a KOA campground,
as we today do not feel
to cook, we advised by the campground owner to a
Chinese in the
town and eat our bellies around again. Right next to
the Chinese is a great
department store where I buy a CD of the Cranberries
$ 5.99 (real bargain)
Miep and a book called "Anne of Green Gables". At
the campground we tackle
a pint and go to sleep exhausted around 23.00.
Helena 27-05 - Yellowstone NP (320 km)
07.00 up and breakfast, today we continue our trip
to Yellowstone NP.
The weather is not so overwhelming, they predict
happiness after
noon already
Plenty of Sun Along the way we eat a gooey bite "at
McDonalds, the" rubber
disks' tastes exactly like the
Netherlands, just dirty! around 14.30
we arrive in Yellowstone NP and buy at the entrance
for a $ 25 Golden Eagle
Which you pass across America unobstructed access to
all national parks
knowing that a separate ticket on average between $
10 and $ 15 U.S. dollars
lies, you have this card already after two visits
from. The man behind the counter
alerts us that we first have to find a campground
because even
Not all campgrounds are open in the park is the
number of places limited.
After one hour we arrive at the first campground,
and there appears indeed
no place to be, only the third campground and we
have more luck
we finally got our group accommodation facilities.
Along the way we have a number
sightseeing, including the Mud Volcano and the
Dragon Mouth Spring (
These are two geysers that a huge mass of mud from
inside the
earth into the air) and The Grand Canyon of
Yellowstone NP (this is fixed
a small taste of what we see on the trip will get).
It is now
19.30 pm and we decide it quickly heated in a pizza
the microwave of the group accommodation so we have
eaten something after all a very exhausting day.
What a vacation
After a lousy crossing we arrived in Ramsgate, the
group accommodation. The left drive could begin. After a few hours -
probably because it was less, but it sounds good - we put the car on the
side, near the sea. We have basically our most miserable night of the entire
holiday, as following in the big Audi. Before we sleep we accepted our first
some credit given to tasty burgers ..
Breakfast that morning was much good, and our
"journey" with high levels of tourists at an ancient castle, a stone's throw
away from our bed.
We left early in the morning towards the group
accommodation, where we arrived before
noon.
The group accommodation
Peter followed the best first biplane and was as
cheap kaugom stick to the bumper. The bus took us so into the heart of group
accommodation. In
London, we actually had a somewhat distorted picture of the group
accommodation within the meaning of "expensive" in the country. In no time
because we had spent the necessary Pounds. Indeed, every ounce, by the
mouth, but the pounds we have spent on a - later - filty city tour in an
open biplane.
In itself a great experience overall linguistic
confusion that we experienced in a group accommodations. A nice young lady
gave us the menukBert, but rather because we were undecided, we asked her
help. It was like a job Francaise student, through our many detours clearly
trying to make that much Roman champions were. The cook came to pass for our
order - a huge 10 inch pizza - to order.
We were also quite surprised that the waitress a
little later with two small, almost uninvested pizzas came back, plus a
gepofde potato and salad. We looked at each other and Peter wondered much
Where The rooms were anyway. Because we thought the waitresses were eating
more cheese than we do, we decided to trade veroberen.
When we were a bit on the naboeren were suddenly
another waitress came to our table and looked at the receipt. Just before
that, they are whisper with "our" waitress with menukBert in hand. When
asked if we sometimes by accident the wrong pizzas in our skeleton had
pushed this lady had a little nervous, but smiling insolence, admit it. A
lady down the block since St. accommodations Sat pigs fly waiting for her
meager pizza. These were just two Hungry Dutchmen to the intestinal tract
referred. The waitress in question had, reluctantly, to the table and we had
a nice chat. In return, we paid the cheapest bill, although we later began
to doubt this. But alas, we were in the group accommodation, so pounds just
heard from your cut to fly!
We left the group accommodation and went to a
fountain, where many people samenschoolden. Since we came to talk to an old
"fat" (no, not old FAGET!, Though ..). He told us that from 15.00 hours was
a parade of old veterans. Today was VE - VJ Day (veterans and veterans of
Japan). We have seen the parade, there are too many pictures of it, but have
still considered "nice to have seen 'experience. We ended the day in the
group accommodation with a number of Budweiser, we emptied while a lousy fly
chimney above the Thames beheld. Bert went in between beer out again and
missed this one highlight: twelve gun salute with cannons. We drank our beer
and walked back to the car. It was about half past nine.
First we have to find a cheap hotel or B and B, but
the only free bed cost £ 55 and we should share. Since we are just on
vacation, which was not necessarily to sell, so we elected hazepad.
After a drink group accommodations to have visited a
number of beer cans, we again searched the car and we left around 22.00 pm
London. Under loud roar of fireworks - the culmination of VE - VJ Day over
the Thames - we drove back from the city. This in itself was quite simple.
On our way towards the group accommodation, a 550 km
thick - we were rather quiet of sleep. But of course no group accommodation
site to find basically no decent spot where we could spend the night. The
nearest side road we took, and whizzed somewhat uncertain - now we named the
indecicive - a dead-end road. We found that it smelled really good. Where
the air came, we were clear when the headlights of the Audi suddenly the
board lit up the landfill. We are here!
We drove away and turned into more of a
stoppelveldje. While we stood beside the car for our eyes to aDirkatiseren
and consider whether we were going to rest, there came suddenly a car beam
at us, across the stubble. At first we thought the police, but soon this
idea was superseded by that of an angry farmer with a Riotgun.
None of this was the case. The son of the farmer on
whose land we stood and his friend got out. They asked very kindly if she
could help us. We said that we are a star shining above the farm had seen
and that we were looking for a place to ovMiepchten. Since the load of pigs
was, we wanted to choose this stubble (sorry, actually we explained that we
were in transit and too tired to continue driving). The son offered us to
come to the farm where the pitch a tent or caravan to lie. We chose the
stubble close to the house and spread a blanket, and below some straw.
Because the weather was beautiful seemed a sleeping bag - and a few sleeping
caps - enough.
Here we do not really feel at ease. We heard a
snorting and growling sound in the bushes, just a few meters away from us.
Peter was just waiting for the moment that he would be jumped by a wolf,
wild dog or whatever (the woman perhaps?). With a small flashlight in the
bushes, we seemed, but that made no sense. When Bert was shining on the
bushes, he saw a ghost. A bull, he thought. Bert suddenly heard a sound very
familiar to him, as if someone threw an empty box of shit. Suddenly the
ghost begins to bray like one .... just a Donky. The dumb ass gave us at
least ten minutes an uncomfortable feeling worried. A number of beer cans
Heldenbrau made us relax. They tasted very good, a little sharp.

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The next morning we were 'awakened' by the lady boerderijs. She invited us
for breakfast and said she first went to feed the pigs still here. She
inquired if we wanted to use the bathroom. We had the house but also walk
through the living room, upstairs, first door on the left.
No sooner said than done. Peter went first. He says:
"In the journey through the house was much to see. En route I passed the
bedroom of the son and his buddy. I asked them a courtesy to the bathroom.
The son showed me the path.
The fact that people can just walk into their house,
give you a good feeling. Moreover, that same feeling I got when I was coaxed
down the toilet bowl, and my message transferred to septic tank of the
Browns''(sorry, we had the family not been introduced yet). After washing
and shaving necessary work was the turn of Bert.
When Bert came back he took seat at the breakfast
table in the garden. We ate white rolls with cheese and drank tea. Later,
Mr. Brown himself also sit. Perfect guy with a great sense of humor. We told
some jokes lulden is serious about rural life and laughed at the completely
rotten shot rabbit that loves son proudly showed. After some bad jokes about
a troublesome dog barking like acquaintances (people were just bringing the
dog when we were there) we have to capture our first experience of English
hospitality a picture. Later in our holiday story will show that hospitality
is a trademark of both English and Irish.
We continued our journey towards the
groepsaccommodatieen passed the toll bridge (Severn
Bridge on the River Severn) which we actually drove into Wales. Along the
way we nuttigden a delicious homemade tomato soup, spread on a blanket along
a road inside. Once again we stopped to have driven a glass of orange juice.
Bert was here we needed kBertwerk and Peter put away the empty beer cans,
which were still behind his chair. Since Peter was a striking discovery,
because the beer cans, which were tasted so good at stoppelveldje the
Browns, but contain less than 8.9% alcohol! And now you're talking!
We continued our way along the coast to the port.
Along the way, just for Fishguard, called Bert suddenly a LPG fuel tank at a
petrol station, Called Preseli Filling Station (fill me up for a living!). A
lovely young lady filled the gas tank and also gave us a list of sites where
LPG was available. We continued our way, ate a banana and apple, and arrived
in the port.
Only in the group accommodation was difficult to end
our indeciciveniss (besluiteloosheid. Incidentally, we called up the present
insecure, but this is uncertain). We arrived around 18.00 hours at the port,
but our boat would go until 03.15 hours. We had decided as cheaply as
possible to travel to
Ireland and then night cheaper boats. We thought. After a round of
indecision we decided to exhibit have spread vigorously and certified before
taking a boat. And now, as we did.
But it took us an extra 35 pounds, but then we also
express boat. The boat would leave at 20.00 hours, so we went to the harbor
for an evening meal.
In the cozy accommodation (there was one bartender
behind the bar and drank a guest at the bar) we drank a few beers and
chicken, fries and salad dinner. Moreover, the first pint was just cat pee.
That mistake never made it later. Meanwhile we watched the boxing match with
Mike Tyson: do you know how quick we can eat! After the cook to have
complimented for his excellent cooking skills, we turn the heated toilet
seat, and the sewage system provided fresh boluses.
On the boat over again. We had been "under the
Bridge" exit pass and singing actually came here only after ten miles
behind. We turned the car and had to actually race against the clock. We got
it just in time!
After a short boat ride of 1.5 hours we arrived in
Rosslare, Ireland, where we studied a group accommodations. Because it was
at 23.30 hours we doubted whether we would ride to the group accommodation
in the village (about 4 km). Because, after all beer is stronger than a
two-will, once we got in the car. But - and when we felt really lousy
tourist - the accommodation for groups were close and we slunk off to the
group accommodations. As we baked a couple of burgers in the campers
kitchen, drank a beer and took a shower. Because it was pitch dark, we do
not hesitate in our smelling panties on group accommodations to walk. It was
only fifty meters or so. When we approached the showers suddenly jumped to a
big spotlight that our buds in full light set. We quickened our pace
somewhat. After a refreshing shower we put our mortal body to rest on the
air mattress. For the first time, moreover, because the night before was the
car and straw respectively. There was a scare, because exactly the route on
the field of Peters' car was a black oil track. Peter thought it his right
front brakes, but fortunately the coincidence.
The next morning (Monday) we drove away, with a
coarse destination Limmerick.
En route to the town of
Wexford Limmerick we drove inside. As we searched for a parking lot, bought
a parkeerkBert in the form of a ticket and looked first at a bank. Peter
Holland coins are exchanged there, pinned Bert Irish pounds. We then looked
at a lunchroom and used coffee with a delicious sandwich. Then we went to a
supermarket, where we did some decent shopping. We bought a bag including
kitkatjes, chips, bread and beer. In particular, the Faxe beers - one liter
cans - made a big impression on us. As we were parking and 13.00 hours, we
went inside the group accommodation, we on our way to the bank even came
along. Actually we had the bartender asked if he parkeerkBerten sold. This
was not the case. We had some nice ladies seen the accommodation for groups
were to decorate. We stood down our bodies on a stool at the bar and ordered
a Karlsberg.
Peter was right behind the tap and looked admiringly
at the process of onttroebeling of Guinness, the pride of
Ireland. Peters' interest went so far that he was the bartender at a very
interesting question would treat. He asked him how it was that Guinness was
so dark. The bartender looked somewhat scornfully Peter laughed and
answered: Because Guinness is (probably he thought the word "lousy tourist"
after it).
To this day haunts the question of why Peter still.
Perhaps only again to
Ireland.
After a relaxing tour Limmerick direction, including
some photo-stops, we arrived in this city filty. Actually we had already
experienced what we would get more this holiday - a bad feeling. There was
an in-and outbound traffic, we could not find the Tourist Information people
watched chagarijnig, we decided to ignore the city and look for a group
accommodations nearby. We had plenty of that day sitting in the car and had
some meaning in a decent spot. We saw the very gedetaillistische kBert the
spot O'Briensbridge (OBB). En route to the hole, we asked several times by
road. Itself very typical of our holiday. But when we were almost a quarter
with two Irish women were disputes about the shortest way to OBB we did
something very counterproductive, moreover, was characteristic of our
deciciveness!. They advised us to drive through Limmerick, but we had
something like: for us Limmerick NEVER! We ignored the advice and why, after
thanking their friendly, quickly in the direction that we thought best. We
Dutchmen eh. In itself, we had confidence in our chosen route, but it was
not easy. The signage was typical Irish, so lousy.
On the way we have against a peasant, we were wise
he was Dutch black and white cows. He took it for granted!
We arrived after a real puzzle 19NU YouTube-like
ride on group accommodations. OBB is a village, really a street, with four
group accommodation, a supermarket and a butcher. We found the
accommodations group nevertheless quite easy.
We got a happy feeling, because the female group
accommodation (1.50 m) was very nice, the accommodations are nice group
looked and there was a lot to do. We took us perhaps an overnight. It was so
fun canoeing ... But yes, the first night was yet to come ... After a
delicious meal of rice with stew we took a shower and went to the group
accommodation.
After only a few pints before the group
accommodation to have a drink we went inside the group accommodation. There
we met nice people, like the barmaid - Karen - who thought we were from
South Africa. Since we just dirt from our bodies-like filty had showered, we
asked: why? Soon she changed her position: Australia. They thought we spoke
pretty good English. When we explained that we came from Holland, was also
quiet with the locals at the bar zatten. Then the spPitieing broken: since
there was time again about stuff and marijuana are spoken in OBB.
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A popular topic, especially for Desperate (actually called the John Candy
lookalike Desmond, but we were desperate to sound good).
The beer flowed that night in an appropriate form to
the rice with curry smelling throats inside and the atmosphere was good.
Around 23.30 we started to squeeze him, it was approaching closing time. But
Karen and the locals could appreciate our company. The mother of Karen moved
on. Then it started gezing of the locals, for us. Bert and Peter enjoyed
that pleasure, and did turn a penny into the bag. Then came a very loud
local (just lost his job, maybe so) to be Peter. It provided a nice
conversation, in which the verb mainly by the word "fuck" was taken. The
most fun was actually the next morning when we met him again during our
breakfast. Quiet. He is always different, Karen assured us. Anyway, now we
run ahead of things. We were still sitting at the bar and the time ran
against two. Occasionally, the lights went out and we had quiet. There was a
car passed, and that can always police. Then came closing time really, and
everyone was in a jolly mood to pismuur. Peter wanted a joke and tricks from
the adjacent toilet seat funnys something called. Because the wall was just
tehoog standing over there watching, Peter went to the toilet pot. At least,
that was his intention. Certainly not his intention was that the toilet
broke in pieces .... The grapes were sour, especially after a pleasant
evening, actually no more 'play' could .... We spoke with the toothless
peasant ( father of Karen, love of money) that the next morning we would
come to the damage. While enjoying a breakfast paid Peter injury and with a
sour face, he posed for the usual family snapshot. Time to go. It was
Tuesday morning.
We left from the direction OBB Group accommodation.
A beautiful route along beautiful spots (stop for a picture? Nèhhhh!)
Probably one of the most beautiful parts of
Ireland, so what we can remember. We ate on the advice of a human signpost
scrumbled eggs in Ennis, drank a Coke and sinasje and actually felt human
again. Ennis after having left and our message to have again offered to the
sewer (Peter hardly dared to sit, lousy quality, THOSE Irish toilet prank
..) we drove to the Cliffs of Moher. In OBB was told that a week before
someone had jumped down. You should really not a bad feeling go .... we were
not achieved over the off side. After one and a half hours to have been, we
thought the most touristic part of the coast are seen to have continued our
way to group accommodation. A superb route that everything one says about
the Irish landscape, in it.
We arrived at the end of the Tuesday Group
accommodation in the city and searched for Tourist Information. We have
bought and kBerten .... the Shamrock. The Shamrock is the trifold and clover
brings luck. The copy that we both had really bought and ingesealed, so that
it always will retain its green color. We had not yet settled whether we
felt all the most standard tourists
probably not continue throughout
Ireland could be found. Nevertheless, the Shamrock us later in the holiday
indeed luck ....
After the group's residences have been searched and
have set up the tent we met Jerry. The John Cleese-style group accommodation
boss (sorry Cleese, no hard feelings, i hope) just had the shop over from
his mother and ran into a new three-piece suit and pink dishwashing gloves
the site clean. Opposite us were two girls - Veronica and Liz - from
Scotland and Wales respectively. When they saw us they asked Peter stove for
soft eggs in the morning. Peter promised to cook them at 06.00 hours to
begin. Bert was now the cooking in the campers kitchen. Which was currently
used by three British guests, who had freshness on the back burner stand.
Fortunately there was a back burner free to make our food. Rice with stew.
We cooked in a very dirty kitchen where the cat group accommodation actually
still looked the most decent. We decided the food at the tent in our
skeleton creation. Peter had it bad, especially with eating.
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