Category Archives: Travels

Brussels Day Two

Posted on September 8, 2025 by debbie

We utilize the metro today to save some walking. Metro systems all over the world are laid out the same way. Know your line’s colour code and end station. Decide where you are getting off and follow the signs. Works … Continue reading →

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Brussels

Posted on September 7, 2025 by murray

More bike fodder. There is one particular electric  bike that seems to be popular with the kids in the Netherlands. It is an OUXI v8. Every Dutch town we stopped in had a dozen or more kids racing around on … Continue reading →

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Leuven to Brussels – 31 km

Posted on September 6, 2025 by murray

Murray Writes: Flat??? Flat my ass! Today we rode from Leuven to Brussels. There was not 1cm of flat ground. Different gradients for sure, there were no 20%+ grades like the Muur, but up and down all day. Then I … Continue reading →

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Antwerp to Leuven – 56 km

Posted on September 5, 2025 by debbie

I wake up anxious today. We have spent two full days away from our bikes and today we are getting back on them. Why am I anxious? Here’s the story…. Riding into Antwerp was hard for me. A ways out … Continue reading →

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Antwerp

Posted on September 4, 2025 by murray

Sorry folks, we missed yesterday. We were hopelessly lost and didn’t get back to the hotel until 9.30pm. We were on the way to the Jumbo supermarket and our friend got out her phone and Google mapped a route. It … Continue reading →

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Bergen op Zoom to Antwerp – 40 km

Posted on September 2, 2025 by murray

Today we leave the Netherlands for a short foray into Belgium. But I have a couple of nagging comments about the Dutch. It is a culture of mini dogs. There are a ton of people out walking their dogs but … Continue reading →

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Dordrecht to Bergen op Zoom – 65 km

Posted on September 1, 2025 by debbie

Today is our longest ride during the trip. We are on the road by 8:45 after a hearty breakfast at the hotel. We want to ride through the National Park de Biesbosch, a delta full of plants, animals and birds. … Continue reading →

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Gouda to Dordrecht – 33 km

Posted on August 31, 2025 by debbie

Today is Sunday and the road riders are out in force. Our route follows roads and a carless path which seems to be a favourite ride for these riders. They whiz by us and we rue our heavy loads and … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam to Gouda – 58 km

Posted on August 30, 2025 by debbie

It’s pouring rain when we get up. The forecast says it should stop around 9:00 or 10:00. By the time we are ready to go, it has miraculously stopped raining. The heavy duty rain gear stays in the pannier. We … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam

Posted on August 29, 2025 by debbie

We arrived in Amsterdam yesterday morning, shuttled to the hotel, put bikes together, unpacked two suitcases into our numerous pannier piles, ate supper and collapsed. Slept in this morning as our internal clocks are still in MDT. We have chores … Continue reading →

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