Although the journey to
the National Park north of Arnhem was through flat land is was
prettier than we had expected. We started by crossing the border at
Oeding and if it hadn't have been for the signs, we would not have
known. The border was between two houses on the outskirts of the town
and there was no indication that a formal border had ever existed.
We were soon travelling
on tree-lined roads and sometimes beside tree-lined canals. There was
a great deal of deciduous forest that was very pretty at this time of
year. Our target was the ACSI approved t'Schinkel campsite near
Hoenderloo. When we arrived it seemed very quiet and there was a note
in Dutch on the reception window. I walked down into the site to find
it deserted and when I got back, Jane had deciphered some of the
words on the note. It appears that the bank pulled the plug on the
campsite and it closed on the 1st October this year.
There were a number of
others in the area so we plugged in a couple of coordinates into the
sat nav and set off. We decided that the gods were against us as the
road to the first site in Otterloo had a 'no entry' sign on it and an
incomprehensible sign in Dutch. We turned away initially but then
discovered that the campsite was only just beyond the sign and there
was no other route to it. We ignored the signs and ploughed on. The
last section of the road was dirt track but when we got to the Beek
en Hei reception there was a warm welcome and the campsite is very
pleasant. It is surrounded by forest and has footpaths and cycle
tracks running past it. We settled down in a very sunny pitch and sat
out to enjoy the warmth of the sun.
Photos: Beek en Hei –
parked up under the WiFi mast.
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