Harlingen to Terschelling

June 3, 2025

Added flower photos from Keukenhof in 2018

Keukenhof ..All photos were taken in April, 2018..My second trip to the Netherlands and first with a cell phone camera!

On the walk from the barge towards the ferry, a local group were exercising. Very difficult for me to NOT join in! 😂

Free baggage carts for those extra large items that are brought along and too big for stowing on board. So necessary for some and everyone is so helpful!

The ferry dock from Harlingen to Terschelling.

My bike rental. A Batavus brand true “Dutch” bike! I liked the hand control for speed..it was a rotate style instead of using your thumb.

The bike..with a tweak for the seat and a turn on the handlebars, I was ready to ride!

Sign for bike business in alleyway on the garage door.

FOUR? No thanks..That’s too many pairs of legs no matter how coordinated you are ( or think you are😆)

The Coffee Pot ( Koffie Pot) …not sure about a tire tread flavor. 🫣

Hip Hip Hooray in Dutch. Even their words are classier.

Practical, smart, and recyclable. Now, if only we could get the barge and boat businesses to not toss overboard ( sometimes)

On the ferry back to the barge. Gee. This is a lot of water travel for a bike ride! My helmet and leftover lunch of lettuce, cucumber and tomato. Hit the spot!

Disembarked ( remember that *word in Disneyland?) from the ferry and walking towards the barge. * what kid knew what this meant when we were supposed to get OFF of a ride?

Whoo boy.. Wind was the driver ( and not tailwinds, sadly) as we rode from the ferry dock around the island of Terschelling.

The barge captain decided yesterday due to the forecast we were to rent bicycles instead of taking our own, due to extreme wind preventing us from sailing safely to and from.

The sun was out for a bit when we arrived at noon, but by the time we were to leave the island and return to the ferry it was overcast and even more windy, letting us know the barge captain was, indeed accurate.

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Steve Miller/GrampiesDon't forget to enter the distance bicycled each day, or you don't get credit for it.
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Karen PoretTo Steve Miller/GrampiesThat’s what I forgot! It’s past my bedtime ( big time), but I wanted to put in my journal the day I did ride!… finally!
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Steve Miller/GrampiesTo Karen PoretYou can always edit later, even a few days later, even when you get home later. Just make sure to hit the "minor edit" box before you save so you don't keep bringing the edits of the older pages to the top of the list of posted journals.
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Karen PoretTo Steve Miller/GrampiesBless your heart!
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Steve Miller/GrampiesTo Karen PoretYou are doing just fine for a first timer. Don't be too hard on yourself. We (readers) really just want to be able to get a little glimpse into the world as you see it. Whatever you manage to put up is better than not even trying, and it is interesting to see places we know from a slightly different perspective.
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Steve Miller/GrampiesTo Yes we saw that - clearly SPAM in Korean, but now it seems the account has been deleted. Somebody must have gotten to it before us.
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Scott AndersonTo Steve Miller/GrampiesI'm glad to see it wasn't just us that were targeted. I notified Jeff yesterday and he deleted it, but today we've got Jo Junghy taking his place.
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Laura SeiditaKaren,
Was glad to see your journal for the bike and barge trip. I enjoyed following your trip (albeit a little late) and glad you decided to do the journal!

Now that you've done your first one, all the rest will be easy! :-)
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Karen PoretTo Laura SeiditaExcept! Time! Never enough when you want it or need it to get things done!
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Laura SeiditaTo Karen PoretYes! Sometimes it is hard at the end of a long day to organize your thoughts and then take the time to get it written.

I makes notes during the day when riding hoping not to forget things - and then I always manage to forget something 😉 Just part of the "fun" !

I like looking back at old journals and reliving the trips so find it is worth it. Plus, think of all the others living vicariously through you - can't leave them hanging. 😆
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Rachael AndersonTo We all were getting the spam. It was a real pain!
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