I thought this line on my map was a bridge. Close enough.

I thought this line on my map was a bridge. Close enough.

I thought this line on my map was a bridge. Close enough.

June 7, 2011
Not everything is scenic in the traditional sense (industrial park outside Dordrecht at night)

Not everything is scenic in the traditional sense (industrial …

Not everything is scenic in the traditional sense (industrial park outside Dordrecht at night)

June 7, 2011
Another scenic rural cycle path

Another scenic rural cycle path

Another scenic rural cycle path

June 7, 2011
Well, this route won't work. At least it's only 7pm...

Well, this route won't work. At least it's only 7pm...

Well, this route won’t work. At least it’s only 7pm…

June 7, 2011
Some guy on a bike

Some guy on a bike

Some guy on a bike

June 7, 2011
minimal drawbridge. not totally sure where I am.

minimal drawbridge. not totally sure where I am.

minimal drawbridge. not totally sure where I am.

June 7, 2011
bleating baby goats, near Oude Leede

bleating baby goats, near Oude Leede

bleating baby goats, near Oude Leede

June 7, 2011
Coffee and Vermeer break in Delft

Coffee and Vermeer break in Delft

Coffee and Vermeer break in Delft

June 7, 2011

Rural canals, huge greenhouses, sheep.

This morning I spent an amazing few hours riding along rural bike paths, past canals, huge greenhouses filled with flowers, and small farms (a few sheep in a backyard here, a handful of llamas, chickens, or toy ponies there). I’m really happy right now. In Netherlands cycle route terms, I especially liked the segments joining knooppunten (numbered junctions where different bike paths intersect) 03, 20, 02, 07, 13, 59, 48.

June 7, 2011

Biking in Benelux

In case you didn’t guess from the past few posts, I’m off on a biking adventure in The Netherlands and Belgium, something I’ve always wanted to do. Fair warning– there may be a lot of (quick) posts here in the next few weeks– I’m sending photos to this blog by email from my phone (kept charged by a bike-mounted solar panel). Or at least sending some when taking a coffee break somewhere with free wifi.

June 7, 2011