Are We in Florida by Mistake?

After another hot, hot day (32 in The Hague), trudging through dunes, up and down steps, through some shady forests and at last along the Scheveningen board walk we stumbled upon the Kurhaus as if it were some oriental mirage. We staggered up the steps and were pleased our suitcases had arrived. Feet are holding up well but now we are dealing with some rubbing spots from sweaty clothes. A shower never felt so good.

We weren't on the beach much today but often in sight of the sea. We are sitting on a quiet patio right now, enjoying some water, beer and wine. However, the beach in front of us is still covered with people. There is definitely a party atmosphere.

The hottest moments were in the dunes when we navigated the soft sandy paths with no breeze whatsoever and lost our way, briefly, because a sign post had fallen down. Our Sahara moments! Very soon a kind young man appeared and told us which way to go. Dutch people are nice. Where we had lunch they filled our water bottles with ice and water. 

Signage is very good except this morning when we tried to get out of Monster. That proved to be a monster with no signage at all and I was forced to read the written directions which are in Dutch.

We are actually looking forward to some cool, rainy weather so that we can walk a bit faster. Today took six hours to cover about 20 km. But we have learned in the past that it does not matter if you go slow as long as you keep moving. You will get there, eventually.

We are looking forward to a rest day here tomorrow and may explore the big pier that we are looking at right now.