Jos' Boat Trip
Schiphol Airport
October 08, 2025
This morning was our last chance for another ride and neither Jos or I were going to miss it. I had laid out a route the night before which took us on a few paths we had ridden before. It was a great morning for a ride with very little wind and lots of blue sky.
We headed out of the harbour and up the dyke road to the north towards Ouddorp. Once we got to the island to the north we turned onto this tree lined path. It was so nice rolling down the path. However autumn is certainly upon us as there were lots of leaves on the ground. In the few short days I have been here the trees have gone from totally green to yellow.
As we followed the path along the coast we came to the Ouddorp spiral tower where we were a couple of days before. From there we headed into Ouddorp where I hit an ATM so that I could pay Jos for the bike he had rented on my behalf. I must say it was a excellent Trek bike with an aluminum frame bike with disc brakes and good wheels. It was a joy to ride and much better than I had expected.
I must also thank Jos for organizing such an excellent trip. I was treated like a king. Jos picked me up at the airport, took me to different harbours on his yacht, cooked great meals almost every night, fed me apple pie and ice cream, and drove me to the train so I could get to the airport. WOW!!
Jos and I had a bunch of really rood rides and while we didn't break any speed records, we had a lot of fun. I am not sure what the final grand total mileage was but the other day it was over 400 kms and we did another 30 km today.
I started out calling this Jos' Boat Tour, but in hindsight maybe I should have called it Tour de Klompen, Klompen is the Dutch word for wooden shoes, and it is such a gives you such a great visual impression of clomping around.
Up early and on the plane home.
Terry
4 comments:
Another bike trip in the books. Thanks for doing the blog and for the pics. Best wishes for a good trip home.
Calgary Ken C.
Great adventure. Way to go.
Just returned from wonderful two week Italy tour which ended with both of us having head colds. Can’t seem to avoid picking up traveling bugs. You have done well.
Phoenix Jim
Terry - great blog and especially great to be riding it with you rather than just reading about it. It was a blast and so good to ride together again after ten years (LEJOG). Y
Comment escaped before finished! You were a good boat guest and learned quickly to be a competent deckhand! I’m pleased it all worked out well and apart from a couple of days of Storm Amy, we could ride everyday. Till next time…
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