| Texel 2007 |
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| In 2007 we went to Texel again for a whole week. This time we stayed in Den Hoorn, the village in the South of the island. |
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| This is close to one of the places where spoonbills hatch. You can see them flying to their nests from a viewpoint. And when you take a trip with a guide, you come even closer. And you learn a bit about other birds and flowers as well. |
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 The Eierland Polder is a true polder, with large farms connected by long straight roads. This is not a good place for walking; even on bicycle you might wish you stayed in the dunes. |
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Of course we visited also some of the other places that Texel
is famous for, like De Slufter (on the right). The Slufter is a tidal inlet which has an open connection to the sea. There are many creeks and a lot of plants that like salt environments. |
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In Ecomare there is a shelter for seals. There is a group of old
seals, that can't live in the sea anymore. Feeding time is always great fun.
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| The oldest part of Texel is formed by a heap of loam. On both sides of the path are little dikes, called "tuunwoaltjes", made to keep the sheep in the fields. Nowadays more common fences are used. |
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The shed on the picture below is called a "schapenboet". These are used to store food
and hay for the sheep. They are very common for Texel and (with just a few
exceptions) they're always looking East.
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| The Wadden Sea is always interesting. Not only can you look at it from top of the dike. You can also take a trip on a boat that catches shrimp (and cooks them on board - you can bring some of them home). We took a boat that shows some of the life of the sea bottom on a table, filled with water. Al the children could hold a clam or a fish, before they were put back into the sea. |
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The Northern end of the island with the
lighthouse is a great place to see the sunset. Of course, you can always go
further, for instance by taking the boat from here to Vlieland.
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