We had great fun today at the Blode Fuottenpaad in Groningen, a bit over half an hour’s drive from here. It’s been set up by the Forestry Commission and is a trail through forest and fields, with nice views, a maze, ditches, ponds and tree houses which you follow barefoot. We started out quite innocently, with bare clean feet.
Feeling the soft, downy moss underfoot was great! We enjoyed some great views, with cows and sheep in the distance, with swans, geese and other birds flying about.
Soon the moss changed to muck… We stepped into quite a few very deep puddles on our walk, which explains why they advise you to walk this trail barefoot and wearing shorts. Even though the weather today wasn’t great (which might explain the massive puddles), a bikini would have been more suitable! We saw a few ladies really go on their arses (and Amy nearly did too…)
We got to clean our feet in the brooks and ponds on the way. Some kids went the whole hog and just jumped right in. We warned Hannah that would not be a good idea (even though she wanted too…), as we did only had towels with us, and no extra clothes, and it was still quite a way to go…
There was even a place halfway to put your feet up.
But despite all our warnings, the kids still ended up looking like this: mud up to and in to their underpants…
After we finished the track, we had another long walk back ahead of us to get back to the car. But first: a touristy photo opportunity:
Apart from being on solid ground, the walk back had another advantage: blackberries! We all ate lots as the trail had made us quite hungry.
The rumbling belly was quickly filled up with some Chinese take-away food. We deserved it! First: get some money out of the cash machine…
As soon as we were home, clothes were taken off and dropped to the floor…
And now that everyone’s washed, scrubbed clean, the clothes are in the washing machine and the floors have been hoovered and mopped, it’s time for some American Football!
