Amsterdam, then home to the UK

To Amsterdam, then home to the UK

Day 15 & 16 Weds 25th and Thurs 26th July 18

As I rode to Amsterdam I was hoping to see some more windmills; It’s very flat and windy up in the north. Sadly not a windmill in sight, instead rows and rows of wind turbines.. not pretty 😢

Arrived in Amsterdam and found the hotel remarkable easily. Got to the room and could smell marijuana from the Coffee Shop next door; had to close the window otherwise I’d  be away with the fairies 🤪🤣.

Hotel was on a busy street, but just a couple of streets away was a nice quiet area with canals and cafes. Later I walked into the centrum and noticed hordes of football supporters in their red shirts; apparently it Ajax are playing at home tonight. Got chatting to a few of them in a pub, they were very knowledgable about English football. If they win it’s gonna be crazy here later. 🤪

Had a couple more beers and a lite dinner by a canal side watching the boats full of happy party people go by. Really is a nice town this if you can get away from the tourist masses.

Thursday 26th July: My last hot 400 mile Mway day, including Belgian roadworks, channel tunnel and the dreaded M25. The temperature reached 39.5C in a traffic jam around Antwerp and the Eurotunnel train was an hour late..arrived home at 9pm: 4500 miles in all (7250 Kilometres) time for cold beer 🍺😎 

This brings this great adventure to a close…nearly.

In a couple of days I plan to gather my thoughts and post a summary view of the trip, this time including a photo gallery with captions on the pics 👍

So now I get a month at home, then 6 of us are off to Spain on the next adventure to ride the Pyrenees..😎🏍

Living the dream ….Thank you for reading; stay tuned 😎

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