Arrived in Holland

Here I am at the Hotel Dupuis in Valkenburg and I'm delighted that it has free internet access so that I can keep up my blogging habit. The journey was long and some pupils were travel sick but at last we are here, eighteen hours after leaving East Kilbride. The ferry crossing from Dover to Calais was very pleasant with sunny views of the white cliffs of Dover retreating in the distance. What I have seen of Valkenburg on the way in by bus is quite pleasant, a mixture of old and new on the outskirts with a pretty, cobbled street centre which we have yet to explore. The hotel is central, old fashioned but clean and well equipped, and at the moment everyone is unpacking and showering before dinner. I think everyone is relieved that the journey is over, and spirits are high!