Use the bathrooms on the ferry. They're free and after that we have a three-hour coach ride. After 19 years of escorting tourists through Europe, the New Zealand-born Biller has learned the value of stridency. Disembarking the ferry, we filed onto the gleaming, 53-seat coach where we'd be spending the bulk of our waking hours. Tardiness would not be tolerated.
Every minute is valuable on our way to Amsterdam.
We want to arrive so we can see something. An excellent idea. The proprietor pointed out some yellow orbs and last night's oily samples before positioning herself at the cash register in the adjoining souvenir shop. A visit to a clog factory next door was shelved. Fortunately, the shoemaker had called in sick with a hangover.