The weather was nice on Sunday. Eliot wanted to do "something fun outside with Miles." The Waterspeeltuin (water playgound) at Heempark in Delftse Hout (Delft Woods) fit the bill. This place is really cool. They have a small stream flowing through the park with sand and a small "beach" area.
Eliot and Miles swang on the tire swing. Daddy pushed them so high that Miles squealed with delight. Next it was time to captain the pirate ship.
Miles was in charge of throwing down the "anchor" while Eliot hoisted the sail. The ship and sailboat (behind) had moveable rudders and they both rocked back and forth. The water features at the park included a zip line across the creek, a windmill-related device (looks like a large corkscrew) for pulling water into a basin to be released into canals, and Eliot's favorite: a rope bridge across the water. After playing on the playground, we visited the animal farm (and petting zoo) in the park. We got to pet a shetland pony, calves, sheep, and goats. They also had parakeets, chickens, rodents of all varieties, peacocks, rabbits, pigs, and a loud donkey.
Interestingly, we found that the Indianapolis 500 was being shown live on Dutch TV, so we got to see the race. Only the interviews and the feed were in english; all the announcing was Dutch. It was an excellent race with a great finish. I felt quite at home getting to see Gomer Pile (Jim Nabors) singing
Back Home Again in Indiana. It felt like my old Hoosier Days.
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