Bicycling The Netherlands, Day 3: Zierikzee to Brielle (October 3, 2023) Wet and Windy

In June of 2020, we were all set to do a bicycle tour of the Loire Valley to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, COVID hit and we had to cancel and reschedule for September of 2021 but COVID had made a strong resurgence and we rescheduled for September of 2022. I broke my collarbone at the beginning of August and we could not bicycle but did enjoy the Alsace and Burgundy regions of France (videos:    • France   ). We decided to skip the Loire Valley and try a ride in the bicycling mecca of the Netherlands. Since we had a sizable credit with Discover France we booked our trip through them and their partner Tulip Cycling.

Over five days of riding we went from Bruges Belgium to Leiden Netherlands enjoying the wonderful bicycling infrastructure and scenery of the Netherlands. So many canals, windmills, beautiful towns and countryside. Our third day of riding was our longest day of riding which included rain and wind. We rode over some more sea walls (our last of the ride) and wove our way through beautiful countryside and small cities/towns until we arrived at Brielle. We really enjoyed our stay at the Poorter Hotel (best of the ride) and an amazing dinner at the De Smaeck Van Brielle.

Ride with GPS:
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/136383384


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