Friday, and after a morning of pottering and visiting our hosts' allotment to pick some vegetables for tea, we visited the local swimming pool where Holly and Louis' confidence in the water grew further. On Saturday we cycled into Leiden to visit the market and sample the local beer and ice cream. In the afternoon, we headed off to Wassenaar beach, part of the continuous coastal dune system that forms the Netherlands' North Sea shoreline. Our longest outing yet, it was a beautiful bike ride through the (protected) dunes, and testament to the Dutch passion for two-wheeled travel that we could ride the whole way on safe, quiet "fietspad" paths and lanes. Sunday was a day of pottering - we cleaned out the guinea pig's hutch and headed back to Vlietland to find that swimming was "not advised" due to the proliferation of blue-green algae in the water. Disappointed but determined, we hired a rowing boat instead, and then headed to the Pavilion for beer and ice cream, establishing a pattern that was to continue for the duration of the holiday. Monday found us exploring the coastal dune system again, this time finding ourselves at a rather splendid pancake house in the middle of a wood in Meijendel, just in time for lunch. Suitably stuffed and worn out, we stopped at a playpark in Wassenaar on the way home before collapsing on the settee. That's it for Chapter II, stay tuned for the next instalment...
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