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Biking in the sun and wind.

Hello!  

Steve felt he had a cold coming on last night.  

Today, I am feeling tired and achy.  I am taking zinc and zicam.  

I have decided to take it easy tomorrow.  Steve and I will bike to some birding areas and have lunch in a little city.

Today we biked 26 miles in the wind.  But we had some beautiful scenery.  

Last night we went for a little walk.  The guides warned us about the mosquitos.  But they don't bite, they said.  


We couldn't talk or laugh with our moth open or we would choke!



We took a bus back to Schoorl to start our ride.





We stopped at a beach.  I never thought about beaches in the Netherlands.  But they have miles of sand dunes and beaches.

These pictures were at the restaurant on the beach.  We didn't have a long enough stop to get food or drink.



I was hungry and a bit disappointed.

Who am I kidding, I was a lot disappointed. 



We learned that they cut off the flowers of the tulips because the product is the tulip bulb.  Cutting off the flower makes the tulip put energy into making more bulbs.

The machine that cuts the heads off dumps them in the rows where the wheels of the machine goes; leaving yellow, red and white stripes in the fields. 




We ended up in Den Helder and while we were having dinner on the ship we moved to the Island of Trexel.  That is where we bike tomorrow. 

Well, I have a bit of a swollen throat and I am tired.  Time to call it a night.

I hope you are staying well and enjoying your days.

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM

    Beautiful tulips! Get rid of that cold you two!

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  2. AnonymousApril 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM

    Interesting about the tulips, but of course they export tulip bulbs. Oh, that cold is not gonna be any fun, rest and fluids and enjoy what you can until you’re better.

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  3. AnonymousApril 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM

    I am very sorry you two have come down with colds! Bummer. However, it looks like you are getting to see some of the amazing tulip farms as watch them mow the flowers off in order to grow strong bulbs. How many people are on your tour? It looks like a good sized group for sure but not as many as the bugs on your walk. Hope you get a good rest and can enjoy the rest of your tour.

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    1. Susan Straley, AuthorApril 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM

      I think there about 40 of us , plus two guides, and 4 crew.

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  4. AnonymousApril 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM

    Prayers for fast recovery for you and Steve.

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