Ceri-Siân and I went cycle camping in the Netherlands. We took with us Melissa, Ceri's cousin and my niece who rode tandem with me, whilst Ceri rode her solo. Ceri made a head board to carry on the tandem.
İStephen Dee
22 July 2004 ID P7227764
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Dee Family Tour of the Netherlands 2004 - 1 |
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| 1: Harwich to Maastricht | 2: Rides around Limburg | 3: Venlo to Schaijk | 4: Winterswijk |
| 5: Lochem and Urgchelen | 6: Kootwijk to Amersfoort | 7: Last days at De Haan | 8: Miscellaneous |
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Ceri-Siân and I went cycle camping in the Netherlands. We took with us Melissa, Ceri's cousin and my niece who rode tandem with me, whilst Ceri rode her solo. Ceri made a head board to carry on the tandem. İStephen Dee 22 July 2004 ID P7227764 |
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We took the fast ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland on the Friday. Here we are waiting for the ferry. Our friends the Sherwood's were also travelling out and back on the same ferries we used, hence they were able to take this photo for us. İStephen Dee 23 July 2004 ID P7237769 |
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The girls load their bits back on to the bikes in the car deck of the ferry. İStephen Dee 23 July 2004 ID P7237786 |
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Ceri cooking our evening meal at De Haan, a NTKC site on the outskirts of Den Haag. Ceri cooked virtually all the meals during the trip using the single petrol stove. That made a change from me doing all the camp cooking. Note Yasmine our BOB Yak trailer being used as a table. İStephen Dee 23 July 2004 ID P7237787 |
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Camp view of our tents at De Haan. Initially I had the luxury of the large Stallon GT tent to myself and the girls shared the smaller Nallo 2 tent. Both our tents are made by Hilleberg of Sweden. İStephen Dee 23 July 2004 ID P7237788 |
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The Trio of Dee's ready to set off Saturday morning. We got up earlish and struck camp first thing, for a ride back to Hoek van Holland to get the 11:31 train to Rotterdam CS on route to Maastricht. The Sherwood's also stayed at De Haan, so again they took our photo and we said farewell to them until the end of our tour. İStephen Dee 24 July 2004 ID P7247796 |
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This is the 11:321 from Hoek van Holland Strand to Rotterdam CS. İStephen Dee 24 July 2004 ID P7247798
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Melissa has learnt to enjoy the Dutch countryside in the same way as Ceri used to! İStephen Dee 24 July 2004 ID P7247801
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On the Saturday we took the train to Maastricht, in the far south of the Netherlands. This is on the 12:15 train from Rotterdam CS to Eindhoven. This was one of the best trains for Tandem carriage - it was a Double Decked Inter City, unit 8723. We had to change trains at Eindhoven. By the time we finished our tour we became fairly expert at loading and unloading our bikes. İStephen Dee 24 July2004 ID P7247803 |
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Heerkuil, the NTKC site at Sint Geertruid, in the
hilly Limburg region of the Netherlands. A characteristic feature
of NTKC sites are the camp fire places at each site. İStephen Dee 24 July 2004 ID P7247807
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Heerkuil, the NTKC site at Sint Geertruid, in the
hilly Limburg region of the Netherlands. Our tents with a classic
Dutch cotton tent behind. Many Dutch people "lightweight" cycle
camp with these tents! İStephen Dee 24 July 2004 ID P7247809 |
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Heerkuil, the NTKC site at Sint Geertruid, in the
hilly Limburg region of the Netherlands. The toilet block.
These sites have very basic facilities and this is one of the few at
present with hot showers. İStephen Dee 25 July 2004 ID P7257847
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Heerkuil, the NTKC site at Sint Geertruid, in the
hilly Limburg region of the Netherlands. The site plan.
Whilst it looks flat on the plan, the site is actually terraced on the
hillside. İStephen Dee 25 July 2004 ID P7257849 |
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