Alkmaar to Hoorn to Purmerend – “Mabel Day”
Today we cycled 50 km. We left Alkmaar right at 9:00 a.m. and headed off towards Hoorn. Before getting to Hoorn we stopped at a working windmill museum complete with a film documentary and history of draining the dikes in Holland. Part way to Hoorn we stopped to take a picture where Brenda’s friend Mabel became separated from her bike group when she and Ken did the same trip a couple years ago. Pictures are attached of Jannie the guide, Brenda and I pointing the direction to head and finally the location where Mabel was reunited with the group. Jannie calls it “The Mabel Story” to make sure everyone pays attention on her tours. Hoorn is a beautiful city right on the inside of the North Sea. We have a calendar at home that has a picture of Hoorn and we were able to see the exact location where the picture was taken. Also, it must be a great location for other photos because when we were having our lunch along came a group and they were taking photos of two models riding bikes by the harbour in Hoorn. After a picnic lunch in Hoorn we left and rode by a condominium development that had a working farm right in the middle courtyard; sheep, chickens, pigs, etc…. can you imagine living in a condo in Canada and looking out from your front room to a farm on the complex? We then cycled on to Purmerend for the evening which included a group drink at a local bar.
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Nice biking shoes Larry!
Hey! They look better than my regular ones that are covered in oil and road tar!
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