When we last saw Koos just a month ago or even less, he may not have been leaking oil, but otherwise he was in a such a state of health that he bore a passing resemblance to our dear Mr Perkins all those years ago. He was smoking, had a blockage in his supply lines and was generally not firing on all cylinders.
Having been in for a bit of a mechanical upgrade in the intervening period we were delighted to discover that not only was he not a “former” friend, but that his recovery had been sufficiently complete for he and Val to board the good ship Hennie H and set off on their belated summer of faring. We were even more delighted to discover that if we could be in Kirkhove last night, we would be able to resume our somewhat curtailed earlier reunion, and we were, and we did!
This morning, as we watched them disappear into the mist, it was without the slightest concern for their well being, except of course for the distinct possibility that they might run out of water. Then we turned and headed in the opposite direction to yet another delightful Flemish city, Oudenarde, just a few hours away.
Of course we could have posted a photo of a thousand year old building, or a pretty flower box, and yes some of the buildings in Oudenarde are quite special, and the flower boxes spectacular, but we don’t have any thousand year old mates (although we might have some pretty ones come to think of it), but every one of them is a bit special, so perhaps this slightly anonymous photo will remind us how thankful we are to have you all.
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What a lovely post. I love the notion that Koos has been in for an upgrade 😆
Thank you both again for the very precious time we could spend with you both.
Such a delight to see Val and Koos cruising. Lucky them and you for the conjugation.
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