We had a good night in our appartment and were looking forward to a pleasant ride via the Airbourne Museum just outside Arnhem. We arrived at the museum at 0930 just as a school party were going in. We were told it does not open until 1000 - 'tis OK for school children but OAPs who have cycled 1000 miles to see are sent away - we thought a cuppa would go down well and then go back - cafe opens 1030. I was a bit miffed, if banks and other businesses can open at a reasonable time I am not sure why the museum is a special case - all the staff were there. So we gave it a miss and pedalled on. The weather forecast was good but cold, just 1% chance of rain - we were the unlucky 1% - peed down most of the morning. The tracks were good but took us around the houses a bit so we peeled off and followed a couple of local routes. This is a hilly area, Arnhem is on a sand ridge and our route today was undulating - a bit of a shock to the system after the flat German plains.
The Rhine has split into a couple of rivers as it wends it's way to the sea. We have decided to follow the central arm. We have 3 more days cycling, Schoonhoven tomorrow, then Rotterdam on Friday and to Hoek Van Holland on Saturday and the overnight ferry. Tonight we are in a place that I have no chance of pronouncing - good luck to you if you have a go. We cycled through the worlds only drive through windmill on the outskirts of town.
The wind was in our faces for the first time this afternoon. I hope it drops as we are heading west now untill the end. About 20km from here we met a couple of riders - we chatted about what we were doing etc. and what they were doing - we are taking 3 days to get to Hoek they are getting there tonight - phew that will take some doing. I can only assume they were German and yet again I feel inadequate.
Wijk bij Duurstede Distance 54.31 Odo 1324.9km
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