May 25th

We left the beautiful city of Brugge and drove the backroads to Ypres. We visited Lepers in 1972 and all the war memorials in the Flanders area of Belgium. Ypres was totally destroyed during WWI and rebuilt immediately afterwards exactly as it was before the War. We walked around for awhile as our campground was quite close. So far the camping sights have been great with hot showers, amenities to wash clothes and dishes, etc. and cost approx. $20/night. We are very comfortable in our van. We have not had a problem with the power to the fridge and water pump since it was fixed and the motor is purring (sure hope it continues). We play cards pretty well every evening and get together with some of the other campers, but generally we are staying to ourselves.

We got up today (May 26th) and went into the centre of Ypres for the Saturday market where they sell everything from socks to fresh fish. We love the food in Europe and enjoy all the great cheeses, meats, wines and beers and fresh fruit and vegetables. We brought back our groceries for a wonderful lunch and returned to town so that George could see the War Museum. I just walked around and enjoyed all the wonderful sights and sounds. Tomorrow we will see a couple of the larger grave sights and then to Calais, France to catch the boat to Dover.

The microsoft program that we received from the Murphy's is fantastic and is helping us get around so much better than any map. Also, the weather is still cooperating.