Big Adventures, Little World

We didn’t get off to such a good start in the morning. The Aussie boys and me all turning off our alarms and going back to sleep before having the loudest knock at our door at 7.40AM, when the bus was supposed to be leaving at 7.30AM. We all jumped up and frantically packed our bags before me and Tim came running out to the bus, about a second before they were about to leave without us. Luckily we made it and were on our way to Amsterdam.

Before getting into Amsterdam we stopped at a little farm where cheese and clogs were made. It’s one of the things that has been done for hundreds of years in the Netherlands, but isn’t done so much traditionally anymore. Even here, they don’t do them traditionally, but still can if they want to and still have the knowledge of how to do this which is good as the old ways haven’t died with technology. We had a short informational talk of how the cheeses were made and go to try some as well. It was the best cheese I have ever tasted, and I really love cheese! The guy giving us the talk was crazy, but I think everyone that worked there was as well, because next we were given a demonstration of how the clogs were made, and the guy showing us this was just as crazy, maybe more so. It was really interesting to see how it was done, even though it wasn’t the traditional way, as that takes 5 hours, compared to 3 minutes in the machine. I don’t know about wearing wooden shoes though, apparently it is really comfortable.

After our short stop, it was off to the campsite to set up our tents as quickly as possible and then head into the city for our first night in Amsterdam. Just as we got everything off the bus and began setting up the tents, it started to rain. Thanks for the weather Amsterdam. Then just to rub it in, as we had all finished and were ready to get back on the bus, no more rain. I guess after all the sun we had had so far, it was about time we experienced some shitty weather. So we made our way into the city of Amsterdam and we were all sent off to find something quick to eat before again rushing back to see a live sex show. What an interesting show it was. I don’t think it is something I really need to describe to all of you (but if you want to know just ask me) but it’s not something that I would want to go to again, and don’t think it was really worth it at all. I found it funny more than anything, especially with audience participation and some of the guys from our tour getting up on stage. We had the rest of the night to check out some of the city before heading back to the campsite to get some rest, as by this stage, most people were pretty run down, and a lot had some form of cold or flu, so we needed our rest.