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!<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The rest of the day was as normal. Flat roads, picturesque villages, a quick Sprint to make 33 km before 1pm and river crossings. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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”.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 see if you can figure that out.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Will post photos when I get decent internet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading