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| One Week to Go!! |
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| Why France, Netherlands, Germany...? |
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Germany, staying with friends |
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| We're on our Way: flying to Frankfurt |
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| Staying with friends: Seavo gets a tune up and we enjoy music at Weilburg Palace. |
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| Planning our route: best laid plans!! |
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| Waiting out the Weather: thunderstorms, flooding, etc! |
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| Frankfurt and the Velo Show |
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Mosel River |
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| We are finally on our way, Hausen to Limburg-Koblenz and Kobern-Gondorf: bikes and a train, a good way to start |
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| "Intense pleasure for your eyes!": Kobern-Gondorf to Ellenz-Poltersdorf |
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| Ellenz-Poltersdorf to Campingplaatz Wolf: Germany wins at Euro 16 |
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| It's beginning to get hotter: Wolf to Trittenheim |
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| to Trier - hot!! humid!!...must stop |
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3 Rivers/Rail Routes- Sauer, Prum,Enz, Ardenne |
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| Dodging thunderstorms - welcome to Luxembourg! |
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| Stranded by Bad Weather |
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| Following the rivers - Luxembourg and Germany: hills, hills, hills.... |
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| From Neuerburg to Pronsfeld: On the rail grade |
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Vennbahn Cycle Route |
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| A great day of cycling on the Vennbann Route: We are now in Belgium! |
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| 43 kilometres of downhill - to Aachen!! |
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| A day in Auchen to Sightsee and Shop |
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Belgium and the Netherlands |
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| Trying to find our way out of Auchen, Germany: ...haven't we been here already? |
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| Fighting Torrential Rain to get to the Sweetest Little Campground in Holland |
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| Exploring Maastricht, Holland |
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Flandern Cycle Route |
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| More time exploring Maastricht and then riding into Belgium |
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| In and out of Belgium and Holland in the driving rain |
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| To Wezel: - first dry day and we found camping, yeah! |
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| Riding Along Beautiful Belgian canals: camping |
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| Battling headwinds along the canal: camping at a former 13th century Abbey and 17th century castle |
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| Headwinds, ferries and good riding: to Sint Amande |
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| To Ghent: the heat and headwinds stay with us |
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| A day to explore Ghent |
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| Riding from Ghent to Bruges |
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| Riding into Bruges for a day of exploring |
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| Following the numbers in Belgium to Ypres: Brugge to Nieuwpoort |
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| Nieuwport to Ypres: A marvelous ride |
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| A Day in Ypres - remembering World War 1 |
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| Riding the cycle route around the Front Lines of Ieper |
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| St Sixtus Brewery - the best beer in the world |
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France |
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| To France - it's a heat wave |
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| The Three H's - heat, headwind and hills |
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| To Boulogne sur Mer |
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| Best laid plans |
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| Along the coast to Berck sur Mer |
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| Our best day yet: superb bike paths along the ocean and through towns |
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| A rest day at the beach |
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| "La Somme en roue libre" Route - following the Somme Canal: Brighton..St Valery-sur-Somme....Long |
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| Amiens - a gem to discover |
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| Amiens - so much to explore |
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| A Beautiful ride out of Amiens: - a special day to remember |
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| Stings, bites and allergic reactions complicate the day: good to stop early, Cappy to Peronne |
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| Battling hills and thunderstorms to walk in my grandfather's steps of the Battle of Cambrai 1917 |
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| We will stay in Cambrai - to reflect and discover... |
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| A truly magical and special day! |
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Belgium |
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| Riding in the rain into Belgium |
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| Tournai to Schendelbeke |
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| A hilly day and detours to Lunderzeel |
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| To Viersel via Mechelin |
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| From the little Belgian village of Viersel to the Dutch city of Breda |
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The Netherlands |
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| From Breda to the tiny village of Lekkerkerk |
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| Windmills, ferries and then more windmills and ferries |
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| Feeling better (Mary Ellen that is) and on to the Dunes! |
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| A day to enjoy our home away from home , Anjan: 13 hours of continuous rain and wind |
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| Katwijk to Heemskerk, Nature Kamp de Berenweide: Great ride and idyllic camping |
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| Heemskerk to Oudesluis, Klein camping t'bullekroffie: the best riding yet - until tomorrow that is |
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| Across the Ijsselmeer to Makkum: another spectacular day of riding in Holland |
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| to Bakhuzen/Bakhuizen, we're in Friesland (2 languages): Camping Wite Burch |
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| Seavo had a bad day... |
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| to Blokzijl: Seavo had a better day |
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| to Elburg Nature Kamp Old Putten |
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| Elburg to Puttan |
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| Putten to Arnhem via Kroller Muller Museum: We visit an art gallery in the forest to see Van Gogh's paintings |
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| A day in Doorwerth at the Fletcher: rain...rain...rain!! |
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| Doorwerth to Gennep, a farm stay: a drizzly, rainy kind of day |
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| 6 ferries exploring the River Maas: Gennep to Lottum |
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| Having a rest day in a little bit of paradise: Camping on the Maas River |
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| Lottum to Sint Odilienberg: camping at our first "Haystack" campground |
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Germany |
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| Haystack Camping to a Gastatte in Gereonsweiler: on the Roer River |
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| to Euskirchen: through heat, hills, humidity and thunderstorms |
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| Euskirchen to Bad Breisig on the Rhine River |
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| Koblenz - we've come full circle |
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| A day to sightsee in Koblenz |
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| A train and a bike trip to Limburg |
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| On the Reitz farm near Limburg |
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| Seavo gets some TLC from Pacak the Mechanic |
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| A quiet day on the farm |
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| A tractor festival |
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| Getting ready to head home |
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| Flying home to Saltspring Island |
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| Reflections |
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