We have now reached a city called Breda in the south of the Netherlands. Our next stop is Antwerpen in Belgium tomorrow. We have tried to upload some pictures of this beauuuutiful country, but the computer doesnt want to cooperate :/
The Netherlands is a fantastic country to bicycle in. We really enjoy it! There are loads of signs to follow, good roads, nice people to ask for the way and a beautiful scenery. We are all excited about it!
We have spent all our nights couchsurfing, so we have met a lot of new people the last few days. It is a nice way to travell, because we get to know a lot of things we wouldnt get to know otherwise. The bonus is that we also get the opportunity to wash our clothes, take showers and sleep inside.
We have also tried to answer your questions. So here they are!
Melinda (the one and only)18 juli 2012 06:13
Hur går det med tidsplanen? (How is your time plan?)
Hur långt är det kvar att cykla? (How long do you have left?)
Sweden took way more time than we thought it would. We didnt take the fastest route, but rather the beautiful route along the coast. Germany also took way more time than we planned, since I fell ill and as the streets were in bad condition. Here in the Netherlands it is super windy, which is also a problem. Usually we bike between 17-20km/h, but one day here we couldnt go any faster than 8km/h. So in the end we do not think that we will make it to Bordeaux. We are looking over the options right now (Air plane? Which airport? Bus? Train?)
Hinner ni hem i tid till plugget? (Will you make it back home in time for your studies?)
Well, we have to ;)
Klarar ni er på maten? (Do you have enough food?)
Yeah, this trip has turned out to become sort of a food journey. We now try to avoid e-numbers and only buy ecological food. It is a kind of unexpected consequence of this journey. But to answer your question, yes we do have enough food. We eat a lot of peanut butter and nutella, but also fiber pasta, fish, youghurt, musli, oats and raisins. Lately we have also started to eat in restaurants and cafees. Luxury!
Klarar ni er på maten? (Do you have enough food?)
Yeah, this trip has turned out to become sort of a food journey. We now try to avoid e-numbers and only buy ecological food. It is a kind of unexpected consequence of this journey. But to answer your question, yes we do have enough food. We eat a lot of peanut butter and nutella, but also fiber pasta, fish, youghurt, musli, oats and raisins. Lately we have also started to eat in restaurants and cafees. Luxury!
Har ni sett några djur längs vägen? Vilka? (Have you seen any animals on the way?)
We have actually seen LOADS of animals. Expect the
insects in our hair and tent we have also seen mouses, rats, toads,
goats, horses, cows, sheep, ostrichs, pigs, lamas, donkeys, snakes,
fishes, dogs, cats, rabbits, ducks, hares, a badger, roe deers,
chickens and other random weird birds
Krille17 juli 2012 14:00
Är ni sådär glada hela tiden eller bara när kameran åker fram? (Are you happy all the time, or only when the camera is there?)
We are always happy! Sometimes we are stressed, tired or hungry, but always happy :)
Anita15 juli 2012 12:29
Ska ni cykla tillbaka också? (Are you going to bicycle back as well?)
Eh, no. We are going to find another way to go back. It would be nice to go back by bike but we just dont have the time right now. Unfortunately.
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