See all videos in our 5000+ km cycling trip in chronological order here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ln6otameYKaafdo.html

By taking a car to Dunkirk you would have missed all those beautiful sceneries. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

5:59 yeahhh my hometown, nice video btw

Wonderful family footage.

@pedalpowerfamily

15 күн бұрын

Thanks, we'll have to return to see the all the flowers that you saw.

@bike4two810

14 күн бұрын

@@pedalpowerfamily your routing along the North Sea helped us figure out how to get up that way coming from Bruges. Also, how are you able to pull off the repeated cycling vacation, do you live abroad?

@pedalpowerfamily

14 күн бұрын

It was one 5-month trip while on sabbatical. The kids finished their school year from the road.

You captured some amazing Dutch skies ⛅️🌤️☀️⛈️🌩️💨

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Haringvlietdam was my favorite 8:46

I was cycling the other way round from Ostend to Breskens that week thinking how glad I was with the wind in my back

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad we were relatively fit by then. We were able to power through it after 4 1/2 months of cycling.

Wind in the Netherlands is usually coming from the southwest so you were up for a challenge!

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Yes, it actually wasn't quite as bad as we feared. I'm sure it can be worse than what we experienced.

Lovely cycling along this coast. I've ridden in both directions many times - and it never disappoints. If you ever ride it again I'd ride down the river from Hoek van Holland to get the ferry between Maasluis and Rozenburg - that way you miss most of the more industrial Rotterdam Port area on the south bank of the estuary.

@pedalpowerfamily

Ай бұрын

Good tip! It was neat to see the container ships, but seems like your way is easier if we go back.

Amazing

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@johngorentz6409

2 ай бұрын

That's the word I've been using since the beginning!

Lovely video. We’re cycling it in August. All your videos are fantastic. Have really enjoyed watching your European holiday. Always look forward to the next one. Thank you

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Are you headed the same direction as us or will you have the benefit of a tailwind?

Born nearby Vlissingen and living nearby Rockanje …I saw you enjoyed our cycle patch in The Netherlands. Next year the other side of our country? Greetings from the Netherlands

@pedalpowerfamily

Ай бұрын

Still undecided about where to go next time out but it's possible. Cheers!

Nice video. Thank you for sharing.

Un viaggio molto interessante...chiedevo quando avete fatto questo video.Grazie😊

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! We biked this section in the end of July 2023.

Good job! At the Haringvlietdam there's a yearly bike contest called 'tegen de wind in fietsen' - riding against the wind.

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Love it! Cycling against the wind is fun in small doses.

@OP-1000

2 ай бұрын

On a ordinary bike with no gears!

We’ll be heading the same way!!!!

We have no mountants but you met our headwind lol nice trip. Greetz from Breda (the Netherlands)

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

With mountains you always get a nice descent but not with a headwind!

@dimrrider9133

2 ай бұрын

@@pedalpowerfamily And you have it in any direction ;p Our parents always say: your not made of sugar and hop i had to cycle 16km to school and back in the rain with headwind allways haha

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

We have a similar saying in America except it's walking uphill both ways :)

@dimrrider9133

2 ай бұрын

@@pedalpowerfamily LOL

Looks like a great trip

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

It was super interesting despite the lack of mountains.

I bet the Bike paths changed quite a bit after leaving the Netherlands... Super video made me Homesick for Holland and Zeeland..

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

We rode on many great bike paths all over Europe but the Netherlands definitely has the most extensive network.

@dimrrider9133

2 ай бұрын

Flaanders is catching up but still decades behind like every country in the world ;) and its not even arrogant but the hard truth.

Not the easiest weather conditions but hope you liked it. Ask for some specific trails in advance and we can help you.

Nice trip! I recognize a lot of bike paths. 6:30 interesting to see you took this ferry, most local people take the ferry from Maassluis, that one is 7 times cheaper

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Good to know. I overlooked that one when planning the route. That would also explain why there were so few people on our ferry. But it was pretty cool to see the container ships being loaded and unloaded.

Cycling in Holland is easy, flat ... but it's allways windy, putting Chicago to shame :)

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

Yes, our first thought was that we'd cover lots of distance each day compared to our time in the Alps, but the flat, smooth bike paths were definitely offset by the headwinds. Luckily we knew about the winds beforehand and planned accordingly.

@lws7394

2 ай бұрын

@@pedalpowerfamily ok. I was already thinking you went the wrong direction, because usually in NL there is southwestern winds ..☺

Why helmets ??

@pedalpowerfamily

2 ай бұрын

We were often on bike paths away from cars on this leg of our journey but that wasn't always the case. My wife and I have both been saved by helmets in the past.

@sonnylatchstring

2 ай бұрын

They weren't commuting from home to work, but on a long journey with a lot of bagage. Always keep safety in mind. Especially when cycling in Belgium with far lessers cycle infrastructure.