19 days....

19 days to go and still counting down. The date of our departure is coming nearby. It's exciting that we're almost leaving for our adventure. I've allready stopped working because of a lot of extra hours. Tuesday the 12th of april has been my last day at work. Marlous has still two days to go before she's free. From "Queens day" the 30th of april we're both free. Than we can do the last preperations together.
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1 night....

Just 1 night sleep and than....... than we may go and drive our bicycles to the south. The weather forecast tells us that the wind is blowing from the north. For people from the northern part of Holland, planning to go to the south, this wind is a blessing.

Today we've packed for the last time. At the final stage of the day we've bought an extra bag at Cycletrend. An hour after closing time we've made the people in the shop smile with our last at the minute action. After month of preparing we didn't have enough bags to fit all of our stuff.

The first part cycling

Our first report from an internet café. We’re in Maastricht. The first week has been great. The sense that we are traveling now is starting to kick in….. The coffee and cakes in Groningen were very ‘homey’.
It’s a strange moment getting the bikes outside, giving everybody a big kiss and a hug and then start riding. We had just left Groningen and had passed the ‘Witte Molen’ (White Mill) when there suddenly was a car on the path…… the Heddema family.
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Cycled route through the Netherlands

Below you can view a map with our cycled route through the Netherlands
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Sunny days in rainy Holland

In the taxi to the airport we're chatting with the Cambodian driver. He thinks it's great that we've visited his country by bicycle. He himself will never return to the country he has fled during the Khmer Rouge regime.
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