Tuesday March 18 2015. Venray – Gennep. 29 km

After a fun evening catching up with sister- and brother-in-law in Weurt I had a good night sleep. This morning I went by train 50 km back to Venray and there began today’s walk. Beautiful weather, 15 gr., not very windy. Then everything is beautiful. Beautiful undulating heathland with little lakes in between. In Geysteren 

Tuesday March 17 th 2015 Venlo – Venray 35 km.

An email from Jan from Spain told me that the import rules for dogs recently be eased by the Norwegians. Besides despair that gives hope. I have been wondering how I get Tosca back from the Norwegian border to the Netherlands if Tosca is not allowed to enter Norway? And how can Sonja handle two 

Monday March 16 2015. Roermond – Venlo 28 km.

Today it got too late to work on my blog. Just a quick and short note. Yesterday I came to Herten, South of Roermond. From there I went home by train, about 60 km, and today I took the train from home to Roermond, in order to walk from Roermond to the North. I waited 

Saturday March 14 2015 Leaving home. Vijlen – Sittard at least 40 km

Actually 36 km. according to the route planner, but taking into account a few times going wrong it adds up to 40km. And for the first time carrying my own luggage. Because I’ll be picked up tonight and will sleep at home, I left dear little Leon, my packhorse, home. Tomorrow I’ll be dropped off 

Wednesday March 11 2015 Lanaken (Belgium)

Las ichas estan un poco infermas. I hope I have not forgotten it yet, Spanish. The (grand) children, 1.5 and 2.5 j., are a little sick. The advantage is that at least they are at home (not in school), when I visit them half a day in Belgian Lanaken. Yesterday filming by the filmmakers, today 

Tuesday March 10th 2015 Home in Cottessen-Vijlen

Today Rudi E. was here for filming. Tuesday is the child guarding day for Sonja. She drives 40 min. to Lanaken in Belgium to guard two of our grandchildren. In the evening I usually go there and we have diner all together. On the road from Lanaken back home I see a man standing in 

Thursday March 5 2015 Visiting son Miel’s family in The Hague

Granddaughter Sienna in The Hague How does it feel to be home again? Relaxed, because no stress of finding shelter, food, care for animals. The sports club warned me that I first had to chase away this strange bird from the house, but probably the window had been open: I didn’t find one single feather. 

Tuesday March 3 Home Cottessen 0 km

Adrie, Cees, and Tom, Siep Today reunion with friends from college

27 February 2015 Cottessen/Vijlen-Eijs-Trintelen and back to Cottessen Vijlen again

Today Rudi E. was going to film us. So I had to pack pony Leon. But because the battery of my car was empty and therefore the door was locked, we could not go away with the horse trailer. Then we’ll walk in our beautiful own Dutch hills instead of catching up a skipped stage 

Thursday Febr. 26th 2015 vacation home Cottessen 0 km

Around the 14th of March I’ll leave on my way North, walking the Dutch Pieterpad to Oldenzaal and Borne in Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands. Hence the Handelsweg / Wittekindweg to Osnabrück in Germany. 14-24 April I’ll get company in Germany and also from 9-16th of May, but then near the German-Denmark border. The blog will resume