Fine and sunny 19-29deg, 30km, av. 12.5km/h, tot. 1782km. Another short day in the saddle; we are winding down to the finish. And another nice day weather wise. A hearty brekky, a bicycle ride on off-road paths and blue skies; life doesn't get any better than that. Got away from the motel at 8:45am and found the first route number to Leiden near the Central Station. We then just headed in the general direction while avoiding going directly to our destination. Tha...

Fine and mainly sunny was the forecast and that's what we got, (in fact sunny all day) 18-24deg, 19km, av. 12.7km/h, tot. 1752km. It was nice to see blue sky when we opened the drapes this morning. After a very nice leisurely brekky we headed out towards the beach on the bikes. After a couple of navigational corrections (read getting a little lost) we stumbled upon the Peace Palace, the home of the International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of Arbitration...

Early fog, staying cloudy all day with a late shower, 18-21deg, 26km, av. 12.3km/hr, tot. 1733km. The motel brekky was excellent, cooked & cold, everything you'd want and more. They even had little boxes of chocolate granules or shavings (locally known as mouse ****) in four varieties/colours. The locals put it on their toast; decadence! Not only was there a cycle path right outside our motel door but it was number 17, the one we needed to start our ride to T...

Fine with sunny periods early, clouding over and dull with drizzle later, 19-24deg. The predicted thunderstorm for yesterday afternoon finally arrived at 4am this morning cooling the place down. The locals, like us, were pleased about that, although they did come out in droves for various water-sports and to worship the sun yesterday. Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and one of the worlds busiest. It started life as a Dam on the Rotte River and was settled...

We are in a country in mourning over the horrible tragedy involving MH17. Flags fly at half-mast everywhere. Our prayers and thoughts are with the friends and families of the people who perished in that crash. RIP. Fine and sunny with a late thunderstorm predicted, (didn't arrive) 22-35deg, 90km, av. 16.3km/hr, 1707km. Walked out of the motel door at 8:15am and was immediately on a bike path. There are over 1,000,000km of bike paths in Holland so not surprising t...