Netherlands - day 7 - Texel

The Texel island was originally made up of two islands, Texel to the south and Eierland to the northeast, which were connected by shoals. In the seventeenth century, the islands were poldered together.

beach near De Cocksdorp

beach near De Cocksdorp

near De Cocksdorp

near De Cocksdorp

Yesterday we drove by east coast so today we are going west, to the dunes and National park Duinen van Texel. About one third of Texel is a protected nature reserve.

De Slufter, where the tide comes in and meets the dunes.

bikes at OK Coral :)

the dunes are a unique habitat for wildlife

showoff :)

scarecrow

when opening the door in b&b

One thing I almost forgot to mention - Texel also has its own brewery. It brews couple of beer types and uses local ingredients – all of their barley is grown on the island, and the water is "dune filtered". Their most rewarded beer is the Skummkoppe, but we tried another 5-6 types and liked them all.