To Callantsoog.

For some reason we thought we would have a fairly easy day today. However, Jeff's watch and my Fitbit said that we walked 24 km today, including that long staircase at the beginning. A member of our party (we will not mention names) decided some shortcuts would be in order and we did not find our route back until about 1pm. We walked on country roads and on endless dikes, but always the sea to our left. So we knew we were going north, the way we needed to go. 

After getting very tired we suddenly came upon a lovely seaside Cafe, the perfect place to have some lunch. The beaches here are not very wide like they are further south, and it seemed that the waves were breaking right below us. But our final challenge of the day was a 5 km beach walk to get to Callantsoog. I thought, I can't do this anymore today. But flocks of birds, including some oystercatchers, distracted us enough to keep us going. Also, even though there was some surf, there was no wind at all and very mild. We have been so lucky with the weather. Before entering the town to look for our hotel we had a cool beer in a beach Cafe built on very high stilts. I can imagine what goes in here during a storm.

Altogether, another lovely day!