Arnhem-Hook of Holland – 51km The morning started with a good hotel breakfast, then a brief ride to Arnhem Central station, a little short cut, catching a train to Leiden near the coast, avoiding a two day ride down the Rhine, which I’d done twice before . It meant we would also have time to … More Taking a short cut home
Day off from cycling and too much blogging today. Relaxing in Arnhem, visiting some of the sites related to Operation “Market Garden” again. Photos from last night and today. Last week marked the 82nd anniversary of the battle, still commemorated during the month of September here, with the Airborne flag flown from many public buildings, … More Rest day in Arnhem
Emmelord – Arnhem 103km One of these WW2 related film titles was going to be apt for today. We were heading South and the lack of accommodation meant it was a choice of destination between Appldorn at 70km or Arnhem at over 100km. On an unloaded bike 100km wouldn’t be an issue, but with 14kg … More “A Bridge too far” or the “Longest Day”
Leeuwarden – Emmeloord 72 km Today we were heading South, so of course the wind had changed direction and was now happily blowing North. Before worrying about that ( having something to complain about is a requirement of my tours) it was prison breakfast. True to form it was a frugal affair, yoghurt followed by … More Bit of a slog
Heading North today, 25km to catch a bus ! Another early (by holiday standards) breakfast and it was off into a beautiful, fresh rather than warm morning. The winds were picking up, but at least this morning they weren’t full on headwinds. The morning’s ride was a mix of urban roads, country lanes and paths … More Banged Up !
Out/back and around Texel – 73.5km A fairly early start this morning, breakfast in the apartment and then a brisk cycle the 10km to the ferry. Slighty damp, but more mist than rain which we hoped would clear. Cycle.travel our favoured route planner did a great job of guiding us to the ferry port with … More Island time
Heemskerk to Julianadorp 58km A shorter day today, as we wanted to get to Den Helder so we can take a ferry tomorrow to Texel for a day. It’s proving tricky and expensive to find hotels in this part of the Netherlands, so tonight and tomorrow we will be staying in an AirBnB just south … More A day of firsts
Hook of Holland – Heemskerk 94km The day or more accurately the night started well. I slept like a baby on the ferry. Woken by the cheery alarm call 1.5 hrs before docking, we headed to the cafeteria with pretty low expectations. €6.50 bought me yoghurt and granola, which turned out to be huge and … More It was all going so well !
So this afternoon the bike was loaded up again ready for the journey to Harwich and a ferry to the Netherlands. Once again I’m travelling with David, I have to admire his resilience in putting up with me. Generous person that he us, he picked me up and drove us to Harwich, thus avoiding a … More And off we go..
It’s been a long absence from the blog and getting on the bike, unfortunately life got in the way. However, in the dying days of summer, the floor is once again covered in touring paraphernalia as I prepare for another short tour. Tickets booked and if all goes well, the journey stars on Sunday. Stay … More Wow – almost a year !
