This was by far my favorite day of cycling! Riding on dikes and seeing windmills have been wonderful. Today, though, we rode through not only dikes but also dunes, beaches, and forests. The riding was variable, which added more excitement to the day. And, we saw Highland Cattle!!!
Where did we go? We started cycling through the beautiful Kennemer dunes, a national park where we spotted the Scottish Highland cows. Then we hung out at the beach in Zandvoort, going into the North Sea. We saw the largest steam engine of the world, the Cruquius pumping station, which helped to drain the lake into canals, before riding through forests and the center of Haarlem back to the ship.
We had to visit Holland to see Scottish Highlander cows!
Got my feet wet in the North Sea.
Reminded me of Myrtle Beach.
Cruquius from the outside…
…and from the inside.
One of eight buckets which helped to drain the lake.
Joel helping with the steam engine.
A canal in Haarlem.
After dinner, Joel and I walked around the small town of Haarlem, which is where I snapped these two photos.
