It was a very nice hike- just me, the wind, waves and.... a million sand flies. But the sand flies weren't a problem if you kept your mouth closed and maintained a steady jog in the searing heat.
Met a young Dutch couple near the end of the hike who had just arrived in Australia. They were going to drive across the southern edge of the continent. I asked them how long they were staying and got the typical Euro answer- "Not long. Only 3 months."
Maybe that is one in a series of basic English phrases every Dutch youth puts to memory:
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2.No. We don't all wear clogs.
3. Not long. Only 3 months.
Oh, to be Dutch.
DeleteWere the Dutch exhausted from their near-death hiking experience to the nearest pub, and thence into a very public embrace of relief that the worst hadn't happened??????
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