7 weeks have really slipped by. It was time to pack up for the final time to cycle to the airport and fly home to Canada. The weather has once again been kind. The promised rain has held off, and we have a dry ride to the airport. As we approached the terminal we reached… Continue reading

We rode our bikes into Amsterdam on this drizzly morning, buy by 11:00 the drizzle had stopped, and we cycled around the inner city. It would have been interesting to go into Anne Frank House, but all the attractions were fully booked. We had lunch at a Dutch pancake restaurant where a 6,00€ chocolate milk… Continue reading

We’re staying two days at the final campground for this trip. It’s pretty typical of the campgrounds we’ve found in Germany and Holland, super sized and packed like sardines. There have been some gems along the way, and we sure enjoy it when we happen upon one, but we build our itinerary based on where… Continue reading

What a difference a day can make! The forecast was for the weather to cool down over night, but nobody believed it. Yesterday we were sweating and trying to find shade, and today we were in coats and still cold. 19 degrees, burr! 9 degrees cooler today. We started the day off by riding into… Continue reading

What an incredible ride today! After leaving Den Haag we headed out to the coast before turning more northwest to ride parallel to the beach through the dunes. As we wound back and forth and up and down the dunes along the bike path I find myself awe struck by this beautiful and fragile environment.… Continue reading

We put on some kilometers riding our bikes around Den Haag today. Our visit to the city was poorly timed since there was a military parade that ran through the center of town. There was high security, and barricades blocked much of our way. We’ve yet to ride and walk our bikes in such crowds,… Continue reading

The North Sea is starting to influence the climate now. This morning we woke to marine clouds drifting past the campsite, and the sun was slow to show it’s face. We weren’t worried, we were taking our time today. There wasn’t far to travel, a late start wasn’t a problem, and today was a special… Continue reading

Very heavy dew last night, and with the clouds this morning we had to pack our tent wet and hope we could dry it before the rain started this afternoon. Our ride took us through Rotterdam, and as with all the other Dutch cities the cycling infrastructure is fantastic. When we arrived at the Nieuwe… Continue reading

It took a while to clean and dry the tent fly this morning. We were camped under a tree, and it dropped crud on our tent all night. It also continued to drip long after the rain had stopped. Chris ended up with what looked like flea bites from last night. We think that the… Continue reading

We took a day off riding to explore the town of Oirshot and enjoy the quiet campground. Chris, the owner of the campground was great. We asked if we could wash our bikes as we checked in, and it was no problem. Yesterday morning he asked when we wanted to wash them, and proceeded to… Continue reading