{"id":57,"date":"2017-03-03T22:06:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T21:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/nlroadtrip\/?p=57"},"modified":"2017-03-12T07:22:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T06:22:16","slug":"evening-trip-in-to-zierikzee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/nlroadtrip\/2017\/03\/evening-trip-in-to-zierikzee\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Trip in to Zierikzee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zierikzee<\/strong> is the largest town on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, and just is just a few kilometres from where I am staying this weekend.<\/p>\n

Earlier I decided I should probably go to the supermarket to find some dinner, so I got in the car just as it was getting dark and set off on the 5km route to Zierikzee.<\/p>\n

I completely confused a couple of Dutch drivers completely by driving on the left. As I approached a T-junction on the left, 2 locals were wanting to turn out of the junction. It was only a 30km\/h (19mph) zone so all were going slowly anyway, but even having met other drivers I didn’t work out that I was on the wrong side of the road…it was only when I reached the junction with the main road that I realised I was on the wrong side of the road. (We\u2019ve all done it when driving abroad, haven\u2019t we!?)<\/p>\n

Actually, I was on the right side of the road. It\u2019s the Dutch who drive on the wrong side<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I found a car park close to the city centre, free after 6pm, within reach of the Albert Heijn<\/a> supermarket (it’s a bit like their version of Morrisons). Driving in the centre of the city though was a bit weird: cobbled streets with no road markings… It was more like one of those “shared spaces” rather than an actual road. Conveniently located though – not too far to get back to the main road.<\/p>\n

I made it back safely, and after eating dinner I spent the evening in front of the TV, with the fire going.<\/p>\n

This is the first time I’ve driven at night whilst abroad – the beam deflector stickers do rather give my headlights a weird beam pattern! They stop so much light going off to the left, dazzling oncoming traffic when driving on the right – but actually my vision wasn’t restricted as much as I thought it would be. Driving abroad at night is just as easy as driving at night in this country.<\/p>\n

To show just how easy it is to get from Zierikzee to where I am in Noordgouwe, here’s some Dashcam footage of my drive back:
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