Travelling to WHY on a bike (30/n)
The first part of the Markerwaarddijk (which is not a dike, but a dam - despite its name ... historical reasons) was very pleasant. It was the first time on this whole journey that I had a tailwind for more than a few minutes, and I could go fast enough to not even use much of my battery.
In the middle part, there was surprisingly little wind at all, and I saw sooo many birds ^^
Travelling to WHY on a bike (31/n)
Somwhere in the middle there's a beach and some touristy stuff, but once I saw how steep the way to get down to it was, I decided against taking a break there, because I don't think I could have gone back up that slope to the bike path with my trailer.
Instead, I took a short break on the highest point of the bike path, where it switches from being down on the east side of the dijk to the west side... or rather the middle?
Travelling to WHY on a bike (29/n)
The camping site in Lelystad was really nice though, I should go back there some day with more time to enjoy seeing all the cute little "houses" and pet the alpacas :)
But anyway, it only took me about one and a half hours to get to the other end of the Markerwaarddijk \o/ I had expected it to be closer to three hours than to one o.o
Travelling to WHY on a bike (30/n)
The first part of the Markerwaarddijk (which is not a dike, but a dam - despite its name ... historical reasons) was very pleasant. It was the first time on this whole journey that I had a tailwind for more than a few minutes, and I could go fast enough to not even use much of my battery.
In the middle part, there was surprisingly little wind at all, and I saw sooo many birds ^^
Travelling to WHY on a bike (28/n)
Well... I didn't actually manage to start earlier than yesterday. But assuming my average speed (including breaks) of 10 km/h from the last few days, I'll still arrive at #WHY2025 before it's completely dark.
I already got close to half of today's distance behind me ^^
And if I had known how much easier the Markerwaarddijk was than I had expected, I might actually have tried to get to Enkhuizen yesterday after all.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (29/n)
The camping site in Lelystad was really nice though, I should go back there some day with more time to enjoy seeing all the cute little "houses" and pet the alpacas :)
But anyway, it only took me about one and a half hours to get to the other end of the Markerwaarddijk \o/ I had expected it to be closer to three hours than to one o.o
Travelling to WHY on a bike (27/n)
Staying in Lelystad tonight means that I have to cover a distance of almost 80 km tomorrow o.o
Which means I'll only arrive at #WHY2025 in the evening. I would have liked the last day of travel to be a shorter distance, but well... it's not like I have much of a choice any more 🤷♀️
Travelling to WHY on a bike (28/n)
Well... I didn't actually manage to start earlier than yesterday. But assuming my average speed (including breaks) of 10 km/h from the last few days, I'll still arrive at #WHY2025 before it's completely dark.
I already got close to half of today's distance behind me ^^
And if I had known how much easier the Markerwaarddijk was than I had expected, I might actually have tried to get to Enkhuizen yesterday after all.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (26/n)
I would have liked to get as far as Enkhuizen today, but I think it would be a bad idea to try now.
Earlier today, I had even emailed a camping site over there, to ask about late night check-in possibilities. But I didn't get a response yet. And while doing what the person with the velomobile had suggested might have worked out, it would have a high chance of me getting a place to sleep - but no electricity to recharge my bike.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (27/n)
Staying in Lelystad tonight means that I have to cover a distance of almost 80 km tomorrow o.o
Which means I'll only arrive at #WHY2025 in the evening. I would have liked the last day of travel to be a shorter distance, but well... it's not like I have much of a choice any more 🤷♀️
Travelling to WHY on a bike (25/n)
I would have liked to go a bit further, but that's the issue with the route I've chosen: the next camping site (that's not in Lelystad) would be 39 km further on. And I don't think my bike battery would last that far today.
Stopping somewhere in between is not possible, because most of that distance is just a dam with two roads on it, and water on both sides. The next town on my route is Enkhuizen... which is on the other end of that dam.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (26/n)
I would have liked to get as far as Enkhuizen today, but I think it would be a bad idea to try now.
Earlier today, I had even emailed a camping site over there, to ask about late night check-in possibilities. But I didn't get a response yet. And while doing what the person with the velomobile had suggested might have worked out, it would have a high chance of me getting a place to sleep - but no electricity to recharge my bike.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (24/n)
I'm in Lelystad now, sitting at the entrace of a camping site and waiting for the reception to open again in half an hour (they actually have opening hours in the evening, yay!). Maybe I can at least eat an actual meal tonight instead of just snacks, and start earlier tomorrow morning.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (25/n)
I would have liked to go a bit further, but that's the issue with the route I've chosen: the next camping site (that's not in Lelystad) would be 39 km further on. And I don't think my bike battery would last that far today.
Stopping somewhere in between is not possible, because most of that distance is just a dam with two roads on it, and water on both sides. The next town on my route is Enkhuizen... which is on the other end of that dam.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (23/n)
So far I've travelled 49 km today. With the wind and a lot of going uphill (not actuall hills, but there's a lot of bridges I went over today), my bike battery is below a third of its charge already.
I'll try to stay around here tonight, even though I'm far from the 60 km that I had planned as a minimum per day.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (24/n)
I'm in Lelystad now, sitting at the entrace of a camping site and waiting for the reception to open again in half an hour (they actually have opening hours in the evening, yay!). Maybe I can at least eat an actual meal tonight instead of just snacks, and start earlier tomorrow morning.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (22/n)
On my way, I met a nice person in a velomobile, who rode alongside me for a while and told me about their vacation.
They also mentioned that it's common practice if you arrive on a campsite late at night when the reception is close, you can just ask the other campers there how it works, set up your tent, and check in the next morning when the reception opens again. Maybe I'll have to do that tonight... let's see.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (23/n)
So far I've travelled 49 km today. With the wind and a lot of going uphill (not actuall hills, but there's a lot of bridges I went over today), my bike battery is below a third of its charge already.
I'll try to stay around here tonight, even though I'm far from the 60 km that I had planned as a minimum per day.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (21/n)
It's very windy today, and I'm riding against the wind most of the time, but at least it hasn't rained so far and looks like it will stay dry today.
Travelling to WHY on a bike (22/n)
On my way, I met a nice person in a velomobile, who rode alongside me for a while and told me about their vacation.
They also mentioned that it's common practice if you arrive on a campsite late at night when the reception is close, you can just ask the other campers there how it works, set up your tent, and check in the next morning when the reception opens again. Maybe I'll have to do that tonight... let's see.
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