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NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM 2006: Trip
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We finally started touring
in earnest, north to Giethoorn. It was supposed to be 97km
but we got lost a couple of times and ended up with 118km
on our odometers.
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The bike paths are linked into various
national routes. We were following LF3b
(LF3a is the opposite direction). The route was well
signposted, but the rectangular green signs are in
odd places, come in a variety of shapes and sizes,
and are surprisingly easy to miss.
We did get better at spotting them after a couple of
days, but this first day we went several kilometers
out of our way a couple of times and had to backtrack. |
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| We bought the ingredients
for a picnic lunch at a supermarket in Zutphen on the
way, but it was a warm day and by the time we got to Deventer
we were in the mood for a cold beer and ate at a restaurant
in the town square. Margaret had a pancake,
it was thin, light and delicious. Pancakes are a national
favorite and we had them several times during the holiday,
but none were a patch on that first one. |
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We arrived
exhausted at Giethoorn at about 8pm
with daylight fading. We were too tired to bother scrubbing
up to eat in the restaurant so we bought a bottle of
wine and a couple of desserts and ate it with the left
over lunch in our room. |
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