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Travelogue of two old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 30 from Henk: ‘In the church you see live chickens in a beautiful, high-mounted coop’
The weather was beautiful today. Sunny, not too hot, a cool breeze diagonally in the back and the number of climbing kilometers was clear. In short, a nice day. Practical…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 25 from Luuk: ‘At the highest point, on top of the pass, Henk and I say goodbye to Sjon on Sunday’
On the way to Santiago. Day 25, July 2, Morlaás – Bedous, 84 km (total 2190), 978 altimeters, 29 degrees, clear, NW2 High above the terrace of our gite two…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 24 of (Sjon): ‘Henk and Luuk talk about Spain, about their compost to be acquired, about Finisterre. And I? I’m making less and less money, I’m busy with the last few days’
Today, during the more than a hundred sunny kilometers to Morlaas, it was the first time I noticed it. I mean going back sooner. Two more days, then we cross…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 20 of Sjon, who makes a decision: ‘Santiago will probably come again, but not this summer’
Actually, the decision has already been made in Rocamodour. The decision that was inevitable. Because last spring we were still busy making plans about our trip to Santiago, it turned…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 18 from Luuk: ‘Occasionally a curse sounds on the flanks of yet another steep slope’
Today I play a home game. I spent eleven summer vacations in Coursavy, between 1993 and 2004, and I was still there regularly after that. Coursavy is a hamlet on…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 17 from Henk: ‘Shall I have another look at the map?’
I like to navigate with Maps.me. A simple, but clear program. If you make sure that you stay on the red line with the blue triangle (that represents you), there…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 16 from Luuk: ‘Are we lucky, or are we just inattentive?’
Where does the idea come from that the French are grumpy and blunt? Some of my friends are convinced of this, but our experiences are different. Or are we simply…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 13 from Sjon: ‘The van swung into the left lane with a loud honk’
And then you know it again, it can also go wrong. It didn’t go wrong, just about, but it was close. A warning, a narrow escape. Of course, when you…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 12 of Luuk: ‘And then the ailments come’
We all found it hard today. The road crept beneath us. No matter how hard we pressed the pedals, it just wouldn’t move. Everyone had their own individual explanation for…
Travelogue of three old men cycling to the end of the world. Day 3 of Henk: ‘Many people light a candle, pause for a moment to reflect on their thoughts and feelings’
Today the tour led from Hummelo in the Achterhoek to Venlo. Right through a part of Germany. This led to complicated discussions about route determination. Until the German border, the…