Ruth’s Diary

We had the usual breakfast, prepared by ourselves at the hostel. Elsie packed lunches for all while breakfast was being prepared. About 8:45 all of the crowd was off for a trip to the smaller towns. I spent the morning reading some Dutch picture magazines of the year 1936 & getting my diary up to date. At 11:00 George, who also had stayed behind, returned & we went out & sat by the canal & ate our packed lunch. After lunch we walked our bikes to the station. Much to my surprise my leg did not hurt very much. After parking the bikes I took a boat trip through the canals of Amsterdam & out through the harbor. This was a quiet peaceful trip winding in & out of the city which lasted over an hour. At 3:00 I returned to the station – bot an Eng. newspaper & the Colliers. Only a short while after the others appeared one by one much pleased with their last day of biking. We boarded the train about 4:30 & arrived in Rotterdam in time for supper at the hostel. I also managed to bike the distance from the station. We had a policeman – on his bicycle – lead us into the hostel, through the city streets. After supper most of us turned in early – I didn’t want to do too much walking so as to save my leg for Rotterdam in the morrow & for London.