This morning I waked with the sun shining through my bedroom-window on my bed. What a wonderful way to wake up! And after a week of not feeling too well, I really wanted to relax outside in the sunny weather.
After a shower and breakfast I grabbed my camera and jumped on my bicycle for a nice tour through the area of Heemskerk. There are so many new things for me to see. And especially I want to get to know the historical places and the nature areas of Heemskerk. I went in the direction of the dunes and the beach near Heemskerk.
Here I did run into the estate of Marquette. If I understood it well, the main building is a hotel nowadays. I really like the buildings on this estate. It is very well maintained and taken care of. If I can rely on the sources I checked the castle is from around 1250.
After looking around there for a while I turned again in the direction of the dunes. But as someone told me, you should have a special pass to be allowed in the dunes. I don’t have this pass, so the dunes were no option for today (I will order the pass today. I mean € 10,00 for a year is worth it).
After a very nice ride trough all kind of small roads and sand paths I reached the town of Castricum. If I remember well I should have family in Castricum, but without addresses and alike there was no use to go for that.
I was lucky. Today there was a spring fair in Castricum. So I decided to look a bit around there. It was nice, not too busy and not too quiet. Just good. I spotted so nice looking restaurants and places alike that I have to try out in the future.
Anyway, apart from some small snacks, I have sun glasses again (my old one got lost somehow during the moving).
It felt to have seen places that I had never seen before. And yes, there is still so much to see within the borders of our small country!
Maybe when Marion is back we can make some walks there together. It looks really nice there.