Monthly Archives: June 2017
Day 6: Bruges to Verchin(?), France
Day 5 was a rest day in Bruges – more on that later – so we made up for the relaxation by having a long day of nonstop headwinds for 142km. We’re at a campsite in northeast France, close to the small town of Verchin. We are pretty tired! The highlight of the day was […]
Day 3: Biggekerke to Bruges
Today was easy living! The day started with the loveliest bike. Ath through a forest. After that, we had a low key 40 mile spin along the beaches of southern Netherlands, with another ferry ride to boot. We stopped for a phenomenal lunch in Sluis, before crossing over to Belgium and ending in Bruges. We […]
Day 2: The Hague to Biggekerke (Oh, never heard of it? Us neither)
Today was an adventure! We saw the address where my (Caitlin’s) grandfather grew up in The Hague. We rode through a national park of the wildest sand dunes. Took a ferry across the outer port station of Rotterdam and saw hundreds of ginormous transport ships being loaded. Crossing the Zeeland we rode acoss 7km+ of […]
Day 1: Amsterdam to The Hague
This was our first fully loaded day on the bikes. We packed up and said goodbye to family in Amsterdam before setting out to the The Hague. It was just a 70km day with some heavy wind – but the weight of the panniers and still tired legs from the Eleven Cities Tour hit us […]
Fietselfstedentocht Success!
The Eleven Cities Tour of Friesland, Holland was a success! All three of us, including Caitlin’s dad who joined for the ride, finished in around 12 hours. The total tour was 235km/146mi, but we had closer to 160mi when factoring in transit to the start and from the finish. It was a fantastic tour throughout […]
Biking for Baguettes 