More June



Dordrecht had a Steam day where steam powered boats and other contraptions were on display. We had a busy day but got there near the end in the evening. It was beautiful time to be in the old city by the water.



The hot air balloon came by at a low altitude. Notice the old roof lines.

 

Stacy's (middle) parents were in Ghana for a month. We invited her and her friend Barbara over for dinner with the sisters. We ended with peach cobbler.




We had a final dinner with the Brubakers and the other senior missionaries.



We went to Alkmaar with the senior missionaries. One of the YSA sisters gave us a tour of the city. The cheese market is very touristy but fun.



The buidling behind the market dates back to the 1200's.



The Europe cup started in June. Everyone was crazy. This is Stacy and Barbara's street. The Netherlands lost in the first round after 3 games.

We visited Elder Burton on his birthday in the Hoagvliet apartment. Missionaries love to be remembered on thier birthdays.

This is our friend from Vietnam. He is living his dream - owning his own restaurant. He has great Surinamese food. I wish he would serve Vietnamese but he says the Nederlanders don't like it..

Our Iraqi neighbors brought us treats. They have 6 kids in a 2 bedroom apartment. We gave them a bunk bed that the missionaries did not need. We have found they will take about anything we would take to the second hand store.



We found time for a bike ride on a Sunday Night. There was no wind. The country side was beautiful.



There was a special mission conference for the whole mission prior to the departure of the Brubakers. There was a special panel of senior missionaries. The young missionaries could ask them any question. We avoided answering any of the questions until they asked us directly how to get along with your companion. Sister Everton told about how I said the hardest thing about the mission was being with her 7 by 24. I think that will be a memorable moment for the missionaries.

The beautiful Sister missionaries.

This is the Belgium/Netherlands Mission just prior to the departure of President and Sister Brubaker.

Enter Festival

Last year Elder and Sister Bush happened to pass through a small village called Enter on a Saturday when they have a big festival. All the senior missionaries came this year. They have a museum and in front there were men making wooden shoes. It takes 3 years to learn how to make wooden shoes.

There was live accordian music.

Dancers dancing to the accordian music.

This man was showing us his horn. He would not blow it. They only blow the horn once time a year.

This picture is for Sarah. They have bikes with carriers on the front for kids.



This lady was running the spinning wheel while we took the picture.




The trick seems to be in the hands.



In the 1800 geese would be hearded to Enter and then on to Rotterdam for shippment to England. 20,000 geese would pass through Enter in the spring.

This man is leading the procession. He has a very stren look for some reason. On his back is a cage made from willow branches with a goose in it.

This man must be in his eighties and is still riding a bike - with wooden shoes on.

We stopped for pannenkoeken. There were two kinds - with and without spek (bacon).

Elder Anjewierden, Edler and Sister Bush, President Brubaker and me.

This is our Dear Sister Moore dancing with her sweetheart husband. She left arm is in a cast. She was born in Rotterdam and immigrated to the US when she was a child. She returned for the first time as a senior missionary. She was running to see all the various displays in Enter. She loved every minute. I will always remember her doing a dance jig up the street to the accordion music. She was smiling and I am sure she was hearing music she had heard as a child.

We then drove to Deventer for lunch.

On the way to Deventer we took the back roads and found this saw windmill. You can see the logs that have been pulled from the canal.