Welcome to the original Zeeland! Nestled between the North Sea and Belgium, this stretch of coastland has the most sunny days per year in the Netherlands. No wonder each summer Dutch people from all over the country pack up their campers and head to Zeeland for 3 weeks of lounging on the beach.
Because of my work schedule, Steve and I only had one week of vacation in the small town of Hoek, which we both agreed was not long enough! His parents generously allowed us to use their camping trailer and arranged the campsite for our stay.
Each day consisted of sleeping in, having coffee and a leisurely breakfast, doing dishes, getting ready and going out to nearby towns for the day, returning in the evening to barbeque, doing dishes again, then sitting outside the trailer talking and relaxing before bed.
One night Steve cooked dinner for us and packed it up to eat at the beach.
We enjoyed a bottle of wine with our meal as we watched the sun fade over the horizon.
Another day we visited the kite festival on the beach of Cadzand.
On the way back to our campsite, we noticed a traditional Dutch windmill on the road and stopped to take a self-guided tour. The molen is still in operation using original milling techniques.
The gray-haired man wearing wooden clog shoes spends two days a week at the mill, grinding flour into whole wheat, white, and bran. Each type can be purchased by the kilogram and are packaged in tan-colored cloth sacks.
We also went to several markets, did some shopping, played tennis, laid on the beach (I did put my feet in the water, which was quite warm), threw the football, played volleyball, and ate fresh fish by the sea. But mostly we just enjoyed relaxing and being together.
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Wow, this is my idea of a great vacation - where you stayed and what you did were just perfect.
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