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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 […]
Preview – Day 1 (June 5)
When we started the U.S. cross-country trip, we foolishly planned to tackle around 90 miles on the first day (see the prior post for our “training regimen”). We struggled to hit 60 miles. We don’t have the luxury of cutting our first day short on this trip. Our Europe tour starts with the Eleven Cities Tour in Friesland, a rural […]
U.S. Cross Country Trip Highlights
In anticipation of the upcoming Europe trip, here are a few pictures from our last trek during the summer of 2014. We started in Seaside, Oregon, and ended in Charleston, South Carolina. We followed the TransAmerica route until Missouri and found our way to the Atlantic from there. We’re hoping to cover approximately 1,000 fewer miles in Europe […]
Hello! Bonjour! Hallo!
Welcome to our trip website! We’re excited to have you following along. Stay tuned for updates, trip highlights, and other fun facts during our preparations to spend the summer touring around Europe. The fun officially starts June 5 – but more on that later!
Biking for Baguettes 