How could I resist? And before you go rolling your eyes at me and shaking your head 😁😁😁…. to be fair I resisted the allure of the Cote d’Azur and left Athens to the Olympians, but this one I had to have…it’s stunning, and only 66kms, I could do that in 3 days…but probably won’t, more likely 5 days or so…
However, I am going to do it asap….because I want that medal!!!
The sails actually move and there’s a dial at the back which changes the scene…one if their best imo.
Tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, or daffodils — from Haarlem all the way to the Naaldwijk; 66km (41 miles) through scenic landscapes, blooming flower fields along rivers, villages, and iconic windmills of the Netherlands. How could I resist??
Now all I have to do is decide which area I want to walk in in order to complete the challenge….I’d like it to be something related to spring, with lots of tulips! Why not “tulips in Amsterdam?” 🌷🌷🌷 I hear you asking, and truly…I’d love to hop on a plane or train (probably train) and go to the Netherlands and walk amongst the tulips for a few days while doing the challenge…but you know….covid and brexit. ugh.
Of course we have wonderful gardens in the UK with tulips galore…I saw these in London in April while walking Stage 2 of the Thames Path
I shall have to see how things are in spring…if EU is out of the question, then perhaps I shall have to do some research and see where I can enjoy some flowery scenes while walking in the UK. These are some options I have found meanwhile, so I’ll have to keep an eye out for their open days in 2022 and try squeeze in one or two….awesome!!!! https://ngs.org.uk/plan-a-visit/tulip-gardens/
Not that it would be cheaper to travel to these places in the UK than flying to the Netherlands…but hey, I can’t be bothered with having to get visas etc. Although of course, I may well change my mind closer to the time. Seeing the tulip fields in the Netherlands has long been a dream of mine. My daughter and I did in fact travel over one year last decade to see the tulip fields, but went about 2 weeks too early….so we missed them and I’ve just never managed to get back…
Maybe, just maybe….
So wish me luck!! Both for travelling to the EU and walking the challenge. I have a few options in mind…
Not Just a Granny 
I won’t laugh (or roll my eyes at you) … that’s way too beautiful to pass 😁. Spring is around the corner (for us anyway) and I can already see little wild flowers pop up everywhere (unfortunately no tulips), and can’t wait to get my hiking shoes on and wander through these lovely fields … will be thinking of you and your challenge 🌸.
😁😁 whew!! It’s going to bankrupt me…those challenges 😝😝
Yes, how lovely to look forward to spring…you folks have had a hard winter by all accounts.
Enjoy your spring wanderings, I will be thinking of you too as we huddle in our caves during those dark, cold, wet, sometimes snowy, but definitely icy nights of the northern winter 🥶🥶🥶😂😂…roll on spring 😉
Yes, we had a very cold and wet winter (not over yet … seems there’s a lot more to come in the following weeks), but at least the early flowers reminds me there’s warmer weather awaiting us!
I don’t know how I will survive your winters … will have to put pictures of the sun everywhere in my house 😄.
😁😁🤭🤭 I don’t know how I survive our winters either. By March I start bitching about the weather and how about some warm days already 🙃 On the whole though I don’t mind it too much…I try work more often coz most elderly people have central heating 😅 and I can save up for time off in summer