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Sail and Bike Starts in the Netherlands

 Our day to sail arrived.


In the morning we walked to the National Holocaust Museum.  Unfortunately we didn't get to see the whole thing.  We had to hurry back to the motel and get our luggage and pull it behind us as we hurried to the ship.


Watching the clock and the distance, I realized we wouldn't make the ship by the 2 pm deadline.  So we saw a Tuk tuk and got him to pull us and our bags to the ship.  His bike was having difficulties and he had to stop for adjustments twice.  But we still made it in plenty of time.



We learned later that there is a free ferry that would have taken us from where we got the tuk tuk to next to our boat for free.  Steve paid 40 EURO for the two mile ride in the Tuk tuk!

Below is a picture of a Holocaust memorial we passed on our way to the museum. 


And this sign was in the museum.  











The first day the ship used its engines to get us to Hoorn where we would start our first bike ride in the morning.



The weather was perfect. Here is a picture of my bike by one of the many fields of tulips we passed.  


We passed a field of purple hyacinth, but we didn't stop so I could get a picture in the purple.



Our fellow travelers include a group of 22 Canadians.   There is a group of eight from Switzerland, a couple from Germany, a couple from Brazil, and a couple from San Francisco. 

At lunch we watched a double crested greeb with three babies on her back.


That is enough for now, we have another ride today I gotta get going!

If you didn't get a chance to read about our first days in Amsterdam you can find them in the archives at www.susanstraley.com 





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  1. JimApril 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM

    Looks awesome, have a great time, and beware of orange kings.

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  2. AnonymousApril 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM

    Thank you for blogging. I so enjoy it!

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    1. Susan Straley, AuthorApril 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM

      Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate hearing from you.

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  3. AnonymousApril 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM

    I just found this in my FB feed but I already read your post from April 29. Looks like there are 40 bikers on your tour - that is a big boatload! I’m glad you are seeing the tulip farms as they are amazing! You will certainly see a lot on this tour!.

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    1. Susan Straley, AuthorApril 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM

      Ya, I messed up with the time difference on timing the automatic email about my posts. I still think a post never went out by email to subscribers. Sorry subscribers.

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    2. Karen KlineMay 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM

      What an awesome trip!

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