Cycle day 1 62.5 km
Yesterday we
made our way from central Amsterdam to a little community 14km north of The Hague,
where we found a camground right up against the sand dunes.
It was a pleasant
day, both weather and scenery-wise. We used navigation on Maps.me to get a route
out of Amsterdam to the historic city of Haarlem, then south from there through
acres of tulip fields. The peak tulip season is already over, but we still saw some
great splashes of colour where flowers were still in bloom.
We can't see
the sea from the tent as the sand dunes are high, but we can hear the distant low
humming sound of ships heading in and out from the Hook of Holland, not far south
of us here. We hope to cycle by there later today.
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Excellent cycle paths throughout Amsterdam |
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Arrival in the historic city of Haarlem, centre of tulip bulb production |
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Coffee break in Haarlem |
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Tulip fields south of Haarlem |
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The main square in Haarlem |
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North sea and sand dunes at our campground last night. |
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Breakfast time after our first night in this new tent! It worked well. And we're loving the addition of chairs to our equipment - so glad we did that as campgrounds in Europe don't have any. |
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