We were up at the crack of dawn as we had to vacate the b&b by 9am. The alarm clock went off at 7.30am and I’m like “turn it off, off, off”. I am not an early morning person!

We managed to cycle 15km today before it rained. Luckily we were in the historic town of deventer when it happened. We looked around the town for a bit until it stopped.

The rest of the day was as normal. Flat roads, picturesque villages, a quick Sprint to make 33 km before 1pm and river crossings.

We crossed the river issel 4 times, and 2 of these times were ferry crossings costing us 4 euros. We didn’t know why we had to cross the river so many times, but Mike reckoned it was to keep the ferry companies in business.

After 60 kms a big black cloud loomed overhead, beckoning us to seek shelter. We saw a campground right on our cycle path and I decided to check it out. Mike says “but it looks like rain, we should seek shelter.” I said “don’t be a wuss, we should camp”.

The campground was really nice. It’s what they call mini camping and is a basic little campsite usually on someone’s farm. They had an undercover area to sit (uncommon in European camps) and a microwave! Despite all these luxuries, Mike still wanted shelter, so we took the b&b option. The b&b was five times the price of camping, but half the price of a hotel.  see if you can figure that out.

As soon as we checked into the b&b, the big black cloud moved on and the sun came out. This is very typical of Holland. When you are sure it will rain, it doesnt and when it is a bright sunny day it does. Go figure.

Anyway, we are sitting in our room in the b&b overlooking the campground, a little bit embarrassed seeing other cycle tourers camping. We will have to get jobs to pay for this holiday.

Will post photos when I get decent internet.