Bicycle: 62 km
Riding time: 3:41 h
Total ascent: 123 m
Avg speed: 17.3 km/h
Route: Deurne - Venlo
Weather: Cloudy, but no rain, 18 C
Total ascent: 123 m
Avg speed: 17.3 km/h
Route: Deurne - Venlo
Weather: Cloudy, but no rain, 18 C
Today, after nearly 400 km of cycling, I reached Venlo, the official goal of this one week ride through the Netherlands. The unofficial goal however was a supermarket in Germany to get sweet mustard!
The ride today was shorter than the other days, only about 50 km, plus an other 10 over into Germany and to the source of sweet mustard.
The countryside had less forests, more farmland, but with fields. A lot of corn fields, some asparagus fields, but very little dairy pasture. It seems to be a part of the country with a lot of pig farms, but they are never allowed outside.
Although it continuous to be mainly flat, it is not totally flat. But going over the boarder to Germany means climbing a hill with 3 - 4 % gradient. Something unseen in the Netherlands (with the exception of probably the Southern parts of Limburg).
Although the wind is no longer blowing at force 6, it was still pretty windy, so finding a small hut for lunch, was nice.
When cycling over to Germany, I expected some kind of indication on the boarder that one crosses into a different country. But there was absolutely nothing. Only the language on the signs changed. But yet, I managed to take a picture of poor brompton, yet again divided between 2 countries:
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