Left Ghent on the morning of the 3rd, had lunch in Brussels, then drove all the way to Trechtingshausen, a small town on the Rhine River near Wiesbaden. We are staying in a small AirBnB operated by Paul & Ursula, a retired couple who speak only German. We walked through the old town of little narrow streets, then to the park on the banks of the Rhine, then to the only local restaurant in this little village. on 10/4 we went Wiesbaden to see ML’s high school, get supplies in town, and find some wifi (something we’ve learned is very hard to live without). Unfortunately, post-9/11 security precluded seeing her old high school and house on the base.

With bittersweet fondness, we left Pemsey Farm and the UK, and went to Europe. (The last night we had a little party with the help of the fish & chips truck that parks near the pub.) After a taxi to the station, a train to Dover, and the ferry to Calais, we picked up our rental car and drove to Ghent (awesome GPS thru the narrow streets straight to our modern hostel in the old part of town).

Yesterday we went to Bruges, had lunch in the marketplace and took a ride on the canal boats. Enjoyed another wonderful dinner in Ghent, and listened to a concert by carillon bells in a tower and a violin. Today we’re off to Brussels and Germany.