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  • Part 7: Harderwijk to Huizen

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    Day 5 of Biking:  Destination – Huizen, Netherlands.  Today’s Mileage:  32 Miles Today we took the shorter option -32 miles.  Thank goodness!  The winds today were 20 miles an hour with up to 35 miles an hour gusts.  It felt… Read More ›

  • Part 6: Kampen to Harderwijk

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    Day 4 of Biking:  Destination – Harderwijk, Netherlands.  Today’s Mileage:  35.6 Miles I was determined to take the shorter route today, but Mike wanted the longer one again.  It was really only about 7 miles more anyway… and we both… Read More ›

  • Part 5: Deventer to Kampen

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    Day 3 of Biking:  Destination – Kampen Netherlands.  Today’s Mileage:  36.3 Miles We told each other that today we’d do the shorter route – 30 miles instead of 36.  After dinner last night, Mike went to the cabin, but I… Read More ›

  • Part 4 – Doesburg to Deventer

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    Day 2 of Biking:  Destination – Deventer, Netherlands.  Today’s Mileage: 35.7 Miles Today we had a choice between two routes -one was 28 miles and the other was listed as 37.  In general, we’re the type that wants the most… Read More ›

  • The Tour Begins!

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    Day 1:  Destination – Wijk Bij Duursted by ship. The De Nassau We were told that our ship would be  available for check-in between 1-4 on Saturday afternoon.  We checked out of the hotel as late as possible and asked… Read More ›

  • Utrecht, Netherlands

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    A day in Utrecht – We had an extra day after arriving to explore Utrecht.  The historic district happened to be more or less directly behind the mall where the hotel was located.  We were awake early and after a… Read More ›

  • Netherlands Bike & Barge 2025

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    All because of an airfare sale…. There we were -minding our own business with no travel plans until later this Fall- when the fateful Email arrived.  “DELTA FLASH SALE!”  Delta + sale for me is like a sailor running to… Read More ›

  • Edinburgh – Part 2

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        “It is quite lovely – bits of it”  – Oscar Wilde          Most of the parts of Edinburgh that we saw were like stepping into the past.  They’ve done a good  job of preserving the… Read More ›

  • Edinburgh

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        “I thought we were done climbing hills!”  -Mike     Our train tickets were good for any train going to Edinburgh that day. I’d planned on the 10:39 train because it fit our logistics the best. Mike is… Read More ›