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- Day 1
- Friday, June 1, 2018 at 6:09 PM
- 🌧 57 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
NetherlandsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol52°18’38” N 4°46’6” E
Welcome to Amsterdam
June 1, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Phone dead? You can ride a bike at this table to charge it! Look how much fun people are having! (Also, the terminal is decorated like a forest, with REAL trees!)
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- Day 2
- Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 12:36 AM
- 🌧 57 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- NetherlandsDam Square52°22’13” N 4°53’43” E
Cycling paradise
June 2, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
For once, i wasn't the only person assembling a bike at the airport! There were SIX other people traveling with their bikes!
Naturally, it poured rain on me and i got lost in the 20 miles betweenRead more
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- Day 2
- Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 12:08 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NetherlandsAmsterdam Centraal Railway Station52°22’46” N 4°53’47” E
A couple two-three bicyles
June 2, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
View from the top of a five floor bike parking area. And other pictures of bikes 😍
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- Day 2
- Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 12:37 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 10 ft
- NetherlandsBeursplein52°22’37” N 4°53’31” E
Obligatory canal pictures
June 2, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Featuring my CLEARLY not-dutch bike
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- Day 2
- Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 10:07 PM
- 🌫 59 °F
- Altitude: 13 ft
- NetherlandsAmsterdam52°22’45” N 4°53’39” E
Fresh cut herring, pickles, and onions!
June 2, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌫 59 °F
Just like a chicago dog
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- Day 2
- Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:15 PM
- 🌫 59 °F
- Altitude: 3 ft
- NetherlandsNoorderkerk52°22’48” N 4°53’13” E
Noordermarkt farmers market
June 2, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌫 59 °F
Creme fraiche and raspberry ice cream from de ismakerij. I don't know why I'm making that face....maybe cause it was seriously delicious ;-)
and so much cheeeeeeeese! There was also an accordionistRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 1:30 AM
- 🌙 57 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NetherlandsNieuwe Diep52°21’54” N 4°57’38” E
Camping Zeeburg
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
"Wow! A campground in Amsterdam for $12 a night, wifi, super clean showers, good security, and on-site bar, restaurant, and bike shop? What a deal!" I thought, along with the rest of Europe....
(ThisRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 1:34 AM
- 🌙 59 °F
- Altitude: 10 ft
- NetherlandsJordaan52°22’12” N 4°52’56” E
Cafe De Eland
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
If you search for a "coffee shop" in amsterdam, you will actually find yourself in a weed lounge. If you search for a "cafe," you'll find yourself in a bar. I gave up looking for coffee...
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 1:57 AM
- 🌙 57 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NetherlandsVondelpark52°21’29” N 4°52’7” E
Last evening
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Tomorrow I wanted an early start, so I only planned to stay out until it got dark enough to see the canals at night. Well...the sun sets at 10pm. Whoops.
I got about 40 miles in total in just over aRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 10:57 AM
- ☀️ 66 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NetherlandsNieuwe Diep52°21’55” N 4°57’34” E
GOAT
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I arrived to my campsite at night when i couldn't see much, and due to jet leg and beer... I was pretty out of it in the morning. I woke up in my tent two days in a row, thinking, "wow, those birdsRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 4:54 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- NetherlandsKasteel Batenstein51°59’44” N 5°5’31” E
First forty miles
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Well, my "early start" turned into not leaving until almost noon. Luckily the first 20 miles were easy, flat, and smooth - a paved trail with the gorgeous River Vecht to the left and cows and sheep toRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 11:18 PM
- 🌙 61 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NetherlandsMeerkerk51°54’60” N 4°59’5” E
Things that are So Holland
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 11:26 PM
- 🌙 61 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- NetherlandsVianen51°59’31” N 5°6’30” E
"Ohhhh...."
June 3, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
I was riding my bike through the charming and quiet Dutch town of Passantenhaven when I had the following interaction.
Small child: "(something in dutch)?"
Me: *smiles and nods*
"Something else inRead more
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- Day 4
- Monday, June 4, 2018 at 2:55 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
BelgiumScherpenberg51°16’51” N 4°39’39” E
Cafe Trappisten
June 4, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
There are only 11 Trappist breweries in the world and after 45 miles today I'm at one of them! Trappists are a particular order of monks that live a pretty strict monastic life, but (because it'sRead more
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 1:38 AM
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Altitude: 121 ft
- BelgiumMolenbeek50°51’53” N 4°19’53” E
Brussels, finally
June 5, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Well: yesterday, because I started so late, I only made it 55 miles instead of 80. Which means that I had to make those miles up today. I rode 95 miles to get to Brussels, Belgium. Holy crap.
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 12:44 AM
- 🌙 57 °F
- Altitude: 141 ft
- BelgiumMolenbeek50°52’22” N 4°19’32” E
not-french fries
June 6, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Belgium is REALLY into fries and beer. I saw a guy with a belgian fries tattoo today. Usually they come in a cone, but this was the "small." They gave me two forks....I ate them by myself.
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 12:50 AM
- 🌙 57 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
- BelgiumManneken Pis50°50’42” N 4°21’1” E
Things I ate and didn't eat in Bruxelles
June 6, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
The five basic food groups of brussels are: waffles, beer, fries, chocolate, and mussels. It's a weird combination, to be honest. Well, this unpopular opinion penguin is here to say:
1. I don't likeRead more
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 1:57 AM
- 🌙 55 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- BelgiumGrand Place50°50’48” N 4°21’9” E
Ok, europe, you're alright
June 6, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
I'm going to be totally honest and say I didn't actually expect to be impressed by some buildings. But wow! The Grand Plaza was pretty amazing
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 9:36 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 712 ft
- BelgiumBeaumont50°14’13” N 4°14’8” E
Thank god for soccer
June 6, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Rode 60 shitty miles.
The first 20 were EXTREMELY hot and in the sun (and my face is already peeling and burnt from day 1 - its very attractive)
The next 25 were under construction, unimaginablyRead more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 11:32 AM
- 🌧 70 °F
- Altitude: 686 ft
- BelgiumBeaumont50°14’5” N 4°14’24” E
Campsite #3
June 7, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Where I endured one of the strongest thunderstorms I've ever seen on a bike trip.
I was woken up around 1am by rain pounding on my tent, thunder and lightning. This "campsite" was not technically atRead more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 11:50 AM
- 🌧 68 °F
- Altitude: 686 ft
- BelgiumÉtang du Moulin50°8’34” N 4°16’8” E
Gastropods of Belgium Under Attack
June 7, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
The snails and slugs of the Rance Regional Forest in southern Belgium woke up to a grisly scene Thursday morning. An American cyclist rode 18 miles through rush hour traffic, injuring dozens. Some,Read more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10:42 PM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 817 ft
- BelgiumMacquenoise49°58’36” N 4°10’43” E
Crossing into France
June 7, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
It looked like this
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- Day 7
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10:45 PM
- 🌧 64 °F
- Altitude: 581 ft
FranceGland49°55’12” N 4°5’3” E
Pain Sandwich
June 7, 2018 in France ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Yep. After 300 miles, that's about right
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- Day 7
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10:52 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 774 ft
- BelgiumChimay50°2’51” N 4°18’53” E
chimay, belgium
June 7, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Chimay, Belgium is another famous Trappist brewery town. I was there around 10am after only a few hours of sleep so I skipped the beer, but it was beautiful
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- Day 7
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10:55 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 761 ft
- BelgiumChimay50°2’40” N 4°18’27” E
Morning after the storm
June 7, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Look at this stupid, beautiful Belgian countryside. Pretending there wasn't a storm that put the fear of God in it last night