Meeting the Dutch cyclists
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On August 29th 2010, we were camping at Skogafoss, in southern Iceland. A party of four Dutch cyclists arrived and pitched their tents. We all moved on the next day, and we passed them as they cycled up a very rough side road to a gorge. That evening we again camped at the same site as them and chatted in the common room where they shared their carrot cake with the other campers. The group consisted of the parents with their two teenage daughters. On the third day they were due to catch a bus into Reykjavik ready for their flight home, but we met again at a service area where they were waiting for their bus.
On July 29th 2011, we were staying at the Camping and Caravanning Club site at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. A group of four cycle campers arrived and I commented to my husband that the bikes looked Dutch. They were - it was the same family that we had met the year before in Iceland.
Date submitted:Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:02:31 +0000Coincidence ID:5697
