We have arrived in Zwolle, NL at the home that we are staying at on and off for the next 2 weeks.

We had an uneventful flight from London although, as you would expect, security was tight and it took a while to clear. We even had to take off our shoes so they could x-ray those.

On the plane were several boisterous Scottish lads wearing kilts who were already well lubricated by the time they boarded. Thankfully the flight was less then an hour and they only had time to drink one beer.

We loaded into our 9 passenger, manual transmission, Renault Trafic van and safely made it to Zwolle. We took a couple of wrong turns and it was getting late so we were anxious to find it before it got too dark to see the street signs. Then things would really have gotten interesting!

We were greeted at the door by Nancy's folks who had arrived earlier in the day. It worked out well. Dewey and Dina arrived before the Bus family left for Canada so had some time with them to get introduced to the house and even do some shopping.

The Bus' home is beautiful. We certainly got the better end of the trade!

Nancy Adds:
Things were great at the airport until Gideon asked me "Did we get caught?" as the security guard frisked me down b/c something they thougt they had found. Good thing the guard had a sense of humour.

images from today...
...driving through the small burroughs on the way to the airport, each with it's own high street (a curry shop, a fish 'n chips, Boots, WH Smith)...
...a teary goodbye to Sara...
...the drunk Scottish lads with the thick brogue and their kilts and sporran....
...being so proud of Scott as he quickly figured out how to drive the van and got us all to the Bus'house with only one wrong turn (thanks to me b/c I didn't think they could have fit the whole name of the street on the sign so I assumed they shortened it, not so)...
...seeing a large frog, Smurf, and other odd shapes land so close to the motorway (all hot air balloons)
...the familiar at home smell of cow manure, fields of corn, and general landscape of the area, just like the Fraser Valley, no wonder so many Dutchies settled there...
...the delight on my parents face as we met them at the door...
...the beautiful, detailed bouquet and goodies that awaited us at the gorgeous house...
Nancy