The Finish
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 18 Dordrecht to Hook 52 Km (Sun 30 July 2023) Weather: 16⁰C min – 21⁰C max, overcast, 40 kph headwind It’s better to look back on life and say “I...
Category: Bicycle Touring
Perfect Paths
Netherlands (North Brabant): Stage 16 Nijmegen to s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) 50 Km (Fri 28 July 2023) Weather: 15⁰C min – 23⁰C max, overcast, mist. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 km/h. “Stay foolish...
RijnWaalpad Fast Cycle Route (F325)
Netherlands (Gelderland): Stage 15 Apeldoom to Nijmegen 52 Km (Thu 27 July 2023) Weather: 16⁰C min – 19⁰C max. Chance of rain (around 6 mm) 100%. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Winds SW at 15...
Somebody Changed the Music
Netherlands (Gelderland): Stage 14 Zwolle to Apeldoorn 40 Km (Wed 26 July 2023) Weather: 12⁰C min – 20⁰C max, light rain (80% chance) “We can’t always choose the music life plays for us,...
A Quaint Hobbit Town
Netherlands (Overijssel): Stage 13 Meppel to Zwolle 50 Km (Tue 25 July 2023) Weather: 11⁰C min – 19⁰C max, partly cloudy “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If...
Forests and Farms
Netherlands (Drenthe): Stage 12 Assen to Meppel 54 Km (Mon 24 July 2023) Weather: 11⁰C min – 22⁰C max, Thunderstorms. Winds WSW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. “Go confidently...
Short But Sweet
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 11 Groningen to Assen 30 Km (Sun 23 July 2023) Weather: 14⁰C min – 20⁰C max, cold and wet “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where...
An Ordinary Ride
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 10 Winschoten to Groningen 48 Km (Fri 21 July 2023) Weather: 10⁰C min – 20⁰C max, chance of rain 80% “Enjoy yourself – it’s later than you think” ~ Socrates...
A Poppy Show
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 09 Delfzijl to Winschoten 55 Km (Thu 20 July 2023) Weather: 10⁰C min – 20⁰C max, fine after a shower of rain “It does not matter how slowly you go...
Blockade Protest
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 08 Baflo to Delfzijl 44 Km (Wed 19 July 2023) Weather: 13⁰C min – 20⁰C max, mainly overcast “When your bike is broken, you fix it. When you’re broken your...
Unexpected Downpour
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 07 Dokkum to Baflo 59 Km (Tue 18 July 2023) Weather: 14⁰C min – 23⁰C max, mostly clear, then sudden downpour “Too often I would hear riders boast of the...
Delightful Dockum
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 06 Leeuwarden to Dokkum 48 Km (Mon 17 July 2023) Weather: 13⁰C min – 20⁰C max, partly sunny, windy “I don’t know who hit the Fast Forward button on my...
Tortoise and the Hare
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 05 Sneek to Leeuwarden 37 Km (Sun 16 July 2023) Weather: 15⁰C min – 21⁰C max, partly cloudy, 40 kph wind “I cycle. I am slower than a herd of...
A Sneeky Place
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 04 Kornwerderzand to Sneek 43 Km (Sat 15 July 2023) Weather: 16⁰C min – 25⁰C max, mainly sunny “Live each day as if your life had just begun” ~ Johann...
Cheese, Canals, Crops, and Cows
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 03 Alkmaar to Den Oever 50 Km (Fri 14 July 2023) Weather: 21⁰C min – 23⁰C max, fine but overcast “When you come to a fork in the road, take...
Living the Moment
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 02 Leiden to Alkmaar 65 Km (Thu 13 July 2023) Weather: 16⁰C min – 20⁰C max, partly sunny “You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And...
Leiden Lakes Loop
Netherlands (Friesland): Stage 01A Leiden Lakes Loop 50 Km (Wed 12 July 2023) Weather: 16⁰C min – 21⁰C max, partly cloudy, windy “I thought of that (the theory of relativity) while riding my...
The Home Straight
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 16 – Harlow to Chesham 63 Km (Sat 23 July 2022) Weather: 14⁰C min – 24⁰C max, fine but overcast “This isn’t a post to be “that guy” bragging...
A Parched Land
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 15 – Maldon to Harlow 58 Km (Fri 22 July 2022) Weather: 12⁰C min – 21⁰C max, afternoon showers “Cyclists are good people, even though we like to dress...
On English Soil
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 14 – Harwich to Maldon 65 Km (Thu 21 July 2022) Weather: 14⁰C min – 18⁰C max, fine but overcast “That man is the richest whose pleasures are the...
Netherlands and Belgium – Done and Dusted
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 13 – Rotterdam to Hook 29 Km (Wed 20 July 2022) Weather: 13⁰C min – 25⁰C max, fine but overcast “You have no such accurate remembrance of a country...
Short and Sweet
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 12 – Leuven to Brussels 32 Km (Sun 17 July 2022) Weather: 16⁰C min – 29⁰C max, partly cloudy “To me, it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the...
Under the Belgian Sun
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 11 – Hasselt to Leuven 56 Km (Sat 16 July 2022) Weather: 10⁰C min – 25⁰C max, sunny “I never want to abandon my bike. I see my grandfather,...
Through the Water
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 10 – Maastricht to Hasselt 47 Km (Fri 15 July 2022) Weather: 12⁰C min – 23⁰C max, glorious blue sky with fluffy white clouds “A thing of beauty is...
The Stage is Set
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 09 – Liège to Maastricht 33 Km (Thu 14 July 2022) Weather: 11⁰C min – 24⁰C max, windy (headwind of course), partly cloudy “Happiness is not by chance, but...
Far From the Madding Crowd
Netherlands & Belgium: Rest day in Brugge (Wed 13 July 2022) Weather: 16⁰C min – 24⁰C max, fine but overcast “Wheel, kindly light, along life’s cycle path, wheel thou me on! The road...
An Ordinary Ride
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 08 – Ghent to Brugge 44 Km (Tue 12 July 2022) Weather: 20⁰C min – 31⁰C max, mostly cloudy “All our dreams can come true if we have the...
Bricks and Mortar
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 07 – Antwerpen to Ghent 59 Km (Mon 11 July 2022) Weather: 15⁰C min – 26⁰C max, glorious sunshine “Riding bicycles will not only benefit the individual doing it...
Land of Waffles, Mussels, and Chocolate
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 06 – Breda to Antwerpen 60 Km (Sun 10 July 2022) Weather: 12⁰C min – 23⁰C max, morning clouds followed by afternoon sun “Believe you can and you’re half...
Windmills of Kinderdijk
Netherlands & Belgium: Stage 05 – Gouda to Breda 74 Km (Sat 9 July 2022) Weather: 13⁰C min – 21⁰C max, gusty wind, morning cloud clearing “I’m lazy. But it’s the lazy people...