Oskar and José picked me up at my hotel Saturday morning at
10 am sharp. We drove to their house and
spent a pleasant afternoon puzzling and chatting. I got to see “Studio Oskar” and take a quick
look around his home.
We didn’t stay long though.
We headed out very quickly to meet with Joop’s house. Tansport?
Bicycles. Any who know me realize that is not something I do very
often. I’m more of a runner. I was worried I would fall off the bike, but
I managed very well. We headed off to
Delft and within an hour and a half we arrived.
It wasn’t far. Maybe 12K or so,
but we made a few stops along the way.
First Oskar took us to a windmill.
Very cool, but chicken shit here refused to go up. I was terrified. From there we spent rest of the trip making
stops along the way to get a lesson in local lore and other things of interest.
When we finally arrived in Delft, the first stop was a
church. We climbed to the top of
it! Don’t forget, Rox has severe
vertigo. Oskar and Jose both marched up
the tower like it was nothing. Rox on
the other hand climbed the steps with here eyes to the wall. We stopped half way up and went out along a
walkway and looked at the city. After a
breather, we climbed higher. We managed
to get to the top. The only problem with
that is that you need to go down again.
It took me a long long time to get down.
Oskar was tickled that I managed it all by butt bumping down the tower. And being the great host he is, he butt
bumped with me.
Next stop Joop’s house. We spent a few hours looking at his
collection and talking. His house is
amazing! A whole floor dedicated to
puzzles and puzzle paraphernalia. And I thought
I was a serious collector. I’m nothing
by comparison.
We had pizza on his terrace and chatted some more. As it was getting late, we rode the bikes
back home again and went to sleep.
Tomorrow, the puzzle party at Oskars.
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