Posts in Tag: cycling
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Lake Huron – Cycling to Goderich and Bayfield and a Sunset Cruise
This is the sixth post from a 2014 RV trip I took with my son Dale to the Kitchener/Waterloo region of southern Ontario. Yesterday we enjoyed some great cycling through Mennonite country and then switched gears as we drove to the outskirts of the town of Goderich on Lake Huron. Today we’ll do more cycling, […]
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Cycling Mennonite Country on the Kissing Bridge Trailway
This is my fifth post from a 2014 RV trip that I took with my son Dale through the Kitchener/Waterloo area of southern Ontario. So far we explored the famed markets of St. Jacob’s, canoed on and fished for bass on the Grand River, hiked the Elora Gorge and much more. Today we’ll add cycling […]
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The Bike and Bean – Cycling from Halifax to Tantallon
After our trip to Holland in the spring I became re-energized about cycling and decided to get serious about it. The first step was to buy a new bike, but after a visit to Cyclesmith, Halifax’s best known bike shop, I was a bit dismayed at the cost – $1700 plus tax for a good […]
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De Beemster – On Our Own in a World Heritage Site
In my last post on the bike and barge trip to Holland with Cycletours we pedalled to the North Sea and through the magnificent sand dunes that abut the shore before spending the night at the lovely little city of Alkmaar. Today Alison and I are going to try for something completely different in De […]
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The North Sea – Visiting Holland’s Fabulous Sand Dunes
In the last post our Cycletours bike and barge tour of Holland visited the world’s largest flower auction at Alsmeer followed by cycling right through the city of Amsterdam to the historic outdoor museum at Zaanse Schans. I continue to be amazed at the wide variety of things to see and do in this country. […]
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Alsmeer – Visiting The World’s Largest Flower Auction
The bike and barge tour through Holland with Cycletours had another great day yesterday visiting the city of Leiden, touring an organic cheese farm and playing a game of boules. Today’s highlights will include at visit to the world’s largest flower auction at Alsmeer followed by a bike ride right through the centre of Amsterdam. […]
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Leiden – Visiting an Ancient University City and a Game of Boules
Yesterday’s first full day of our bike and barge tour of Holland with Cycletours got off to a fantastic start with a visit to the Keukenhof, one of the most famous botanical gardens in the world. However, it was a long day as we pulled into the city of Leiden where we spent the […]
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The Keukenhof – Holland’s Incredible Botanical Gardens
In the previous post we finally got underway on our bike and barge tour of Holland with Cycletours. We boarded the Zwaan in Amsterdam and made our way to the city of Haarlem where we moored for the night. Today we are going to visit the Keukenhof gardens at the height of spring bulb season. […]
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Cycletours – Preparing for a Bike and Barge Tour to the Netherlands
In my last post I wrote of being a week away from our bike and barge tour of the Netherlands and the level of expectation that was building, especially when I saw pictures of the Keukenhof gardens in spring bloom. In this post I’ll explain why I chose Cycletours as the company to lead us […]