September 6, 2026 Amsterdam NE

Well it is jet lag 2 Ron and Ton 0. Between 3 and 5 am we found ourselves having a nice conversation and doing some planning for the trip. At 5:30 I gave up and got up to watch the second half of the Timbers game on Apple TV thinking I would just power thru the rest of the day. At 6:30 I decided to lay down and read, and woke up at 11:30.

Walking down the aisle at the strangely named Mega Drinks and Food. It is a very large and well stocked Asian Grocery.

After our second brunch in two days we decided it was time to get out and do some more shopping. Our first stop was Mega Drinks and Food which is a giant Asian grocery store. It was influential in our decision to make Amsterdam our base as it allows Ton to stock up on true essentials for the trip. Then it was a quick up the street to Tong Fong which rivals Mega in size and has a deli that serves some of the best Barbeque Pork Ton has had west of Thailand.

Albert Heijn the biggest grocery chain in the Netherlands.

Having stocked up on Asian food it was time to finish our shopping for Dutch food so we were off to an Albert Heijn near the campground. The shopping trip took about 3 hours in total, but our Fridge is now stuffed with a wide variety of foods to last us until we get to France.

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