The Merry Marsden Travels

October 29, 2015  Started journey to Florida with first night in Beamsville, Ontario at the Holdenmeyer B&B+ after saying bye to Katie, Dave and Davis. Quick stop at the Lechs before crossing the border. Night of October 30 th spent in Winchester PA and reached Chesapeake in time to carve some pumpkins and have Halloween Fun. Enjoy a few nights with Tom, Diana, Jacob, Hannah and Benjamin. November 3/15  Arrived at Condo to unpack and start setting up our “New to Us” condo at On Top Of The World, Clearwater Florida. Thanks to Charity Thrift Stores, Garage Sales, Craig’s List and our building free bins we had the place comfortable for our needs. Only big retail items were the new TV and mattress set for the guest bedroom. Friday, November 13/15    Tom and family joined us at the Silver Lake Resort in Kissimmee Florida for a week. We went back to OTOW on November 19 th after a day with the family at Tampa Busch Gardens. They had a quick look at the condo bef...

Friday, September 11, 2015   Toronto – Amsterdam Air Transit   4:40 PM to 5:30 AM arrival in Amsterdam Saturday, September 12, 2015 Met at Airport by Peter Raps. Breakfast in Hoofddorp with Peter and Marianne Raps. Drove into Amsterdam Central. Did Canal Tour, followed by Capacino and Apple Tart at a café in front of the Central Train Station. Strolled through the Red Light District and then back to car. Drove north to Monnickendam and saw Speltoren play at 2 PM. Saw street market there and went in St Nicholas Church. Did not find Gerbrand Tessel at home but spoke with Mieke’s daughter, son-in-law and 2 small children who were living in Maarten Tessel’s renovated home. Off to Volendam . Ate some fish on the harbour and had our Dutch picture taken in a photo shop. Back to Hoofddorp for a lasagna dinner. Joined by Piet and An vanGelderen. Bed by 8:30 PM – very tired. Sunday, September 13, 2015    Hoofddorp Holland to Nairobi Kenya Breakfast at ...