Bicycling The Netherlands, Day 3: Zierikzee to Brielle (October 3, 2023) Wet and Windy
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- In June of 2020, we were all set to do a bicycle tour of the Loire Valley to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, COVID hit and we had to cancel and reschedule for September of 2021 but COVID had made a strong resurgence and we rescheduled for September of 2022. I broke my collarbone at the beginning of August and we could not bicycle but did enjoy the Alsace and Burgundy regions of France (videos: • France ). We decided to skip the Loire Valley and try a ride in the bicycling mecca of the Netherlands. Since we had a sizable credit with Discover France we booked our trip through them and their partner Tulip Cycling.
Over five days of riding we went from Bruges Belgium to Leiden Netherlands enjoying the wonderful bicycling infrastructure and scenery of the Netherlands. So many canals, windmills, beautiful towns and countryside. Our third day of riding was our longest day of riding which included rain and wind. We rode over some more sea walls (our last of the ride) and wove our way through beautiful countryside and small cities/towns until we arrived at Brielle. We really enjoyed our stay at the Poorter Hotel (best of the ride) and an amazing dinner at the De Smaeck Van Brielle.
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You've gotten the real Dutch cycling experience with wind an rain. Makes you tough and happy! Great vlogs!
We did indeed, we had it very easy wind and weather wise up until this day of riding. Glad you enjoyed the videos and thanks for watching!
Many thanks for posting this, and once again it was along much of the route we took from Sluis to Rotterdam to celebrate my 60th in 2022, so thanks for bringing back the happy memories. It really is a lovely place to cycle, even with the wind.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was indeed a beautiful area to bicycle and the weather made it a ride to remember. Thanks for watching!
Looks like you are all set for the Dutch headwind cycling competition 🙂 Glad to see you had the sun as well
It was a day that had it all. A great ride! Thanks for watching!
You all are troopers, riding in those conditions!
Thanks, it was an adventure. We have ridden in tough weather conditions in France, Portugal, and on the Katy Trail. It turns out those are the ride days that really stick in your memory. Thanks for watching!
Brie (like the cheese) luh. Brie-luh
Love Julie’s positive, can do attitude. 👍
She was definitely a trooper. Thanks for watching!
Hi Richard,
I was wondering if the neoprene booties are thick enough to be comfortable even when used with aggressively contoured bike pedals. We will be renting bikes and doing the same route as you. Your videos are captivating. Thank you
With our sandals which have thick soles we had no issues. The booties are basically heavier sock thickness. Have a great ride, it is an amazing experience. Thanks for watching!
Those winds can be horrible yeah...
I battled them.many times haha!
Thanks for the beautiful vlogs of our lil country!
Cheers, Marcel
You are welcome, glad you are enjoying them. I guess that is why there are so many windmills in the Netherlands. Thanks for watching!
Curious. Why doesn’t Julie like her Eddie Bauer jacket?
So you've met the Zeeland weather, good to see you're not made of sugar.
As Boudewijn de Groot sang in his famous song 'De eenzame fietser/ The lonely biker':
How strong is the lonely cyclist
who was bent over his handlebars
against the wind
makes its own way?
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Overall, it was not too bad. I am glad the last half of the day was with the wind at our back and the rain let up. We definitely had a string of good weather for our rides. Thanks for watching!