To Oostende for a Weekend Birthday Party
Luc Hondeghem and I have worked together for years - and when
he invited me for a work trip and at the same time it was Karolyn's
birthday, how could I refuse. But it was not easy - the United
flight to Washington was cancelled so I played musical airports -
first to Charlotte then to Baltimore, then to London, then to
Brussels, then by train to Midi rail station, then to Oostende. But
it was worth the struggle. Waiting for me was the most dramatic
North Sea storm I've even experienced - absolutely impossible to
stand up. But we had a great time - and here is the GPS track
to their home and our group in Brugge:
The way to Brugge and our group
Here is a short photo essay of our time together - Brugge and
Karolyn's birthday.
A cafe and a canal
Another canal and a church
A mime of type ?, and an orange cafe
An organ man and tower with roof?
The birthday
The participants: Karolyn - the birthday girl
and the supporting cast: Luc, Betty, Sofie, Kristof, Herwig, Mario
the dinner:
Mussels near Brussels: before
Lobster before and after
and a new adventure for Frank: testing advokaat ???
While all this was happening, there was a rather
strong storm outside (wind velocity > 138 Km/hr)
During a fall storm - rather angry, blowing sand onto the
road (right) and an interesting sunset over a foaming ocean (left).
The North Sea:
during the storm (left) and the morning after (right)
Note the difference in the surface of the ocean -
foam on the left (angry) and reflective on the right (happy)
Cleaning up the sand from the street
