Ronde IJsselmeer – Day 2: Gaasperdam-Volendam

23 June 2007 in Netherlands, daily summary, ronde ijsselmeer

So Peter posted about yesterday’s adventures, crashing rain and all that excitement. Today it’s my turn. This morning we woke up at Gaasper Camping, just outside of Amsterdam, very glad to be just slightly damp:

instead of completely soaked, like the people who had to move their tent out of the spot next [...]

Ronde Ijsselmeer – Day 1. Getting to the route from Oud Ade.

23 June 2007 in Netherlands, daily summary, ronde ijsselmeer

Hello! Peter here. If it’s not marked otherwise, it’s probably mostly written by Tracy. So, we are sitting in our 2.5-person flashlight tent and the rain is smashing down. There’s thunder and lightning, and we are dry and protected, and the folded up bike fits in the vestibule (see pictures [...]

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23 June 2007 in Netherlands

Greetings from Volendam, the Netherlands! A quick summary of this week’s bike adventures are as follows: we arrived on Monday and, in an effort to keep ourselves awake, put together the Pushmi-Pullyu (hereafter known as “Pepe” for short). On Tuesday we went to Leiden for a whole mess of tourist-type information, including a [...]