Chaffee to Holland

Each day has its own variety. This morning was sunny and got to comfortable warm quickly. Certainly makes walking easier. It's great to see the countryside dappled with apple blossoms and now the lilacs and cherry trees are in bloom. And, er, what was that smell? The farmers are of course fertilizing their fields but the smell was worse than that. Then we saw it. Garbage mountain with trucks steadily taking more in. At the top there was a digger and some trucks were adding soil. One wonders what folks will think of our middens a few hundred years from now!

We had more ups and downs today. Ron was able to benefit from the down hills moving toward Buffalo. I got a few up hills as I walked to meet him. When that happens I repeat a mantra to myself that goes something like - 'another muscle on, another pound gone'. It seems to work.

Anyway by mid morning we were ready for a break at the Zider Zee Restaurant. We tried for green tea but tea was fine. Ron asked if I'd noticed the clientele. I said, 'All guys, why?' He said, 'Now look at the two waitresses.' (They were rather comely ladies - - boldly displaying their womanliness (Ron says!) - - in their late twenties, early thirties.) I do love the twinkle in Ron's eye. Now in fairness there was ample parking for trucks and this is a busy trucking route.

Our afternoon walk was mainly through Holland. Ron kept looking for a windmill but there is only a small one in the town park. This weekend is their tulip festival. There will be a parade and a breakfast - typically for a small town you have to know where it is, rides and a BBQ and dance behind the fire hall. Lots of tulips are out and waving prettily in the wind.

Once again we are impressed by the kindness of people. Today it was warm and safe enough for Ron to wear his 'Walking to Canada' tee shirt. A couple in a car had not seen the slogan but saw us walking on their way to and from breakfast. They stopped to make sure we were OK. Later a teen in a car did see the tee shirt. He wound down his car window and asked if the slogan was for real. We told him what we're doing and he said, 'Cool!' That kind of reaction is great.
Pictures:
Margaret climbing a hill

Ron climbing a hill

The town windmill