After a very warm night in the 'Bed', we were able to start the day with an excellent 'Breakfast':At breakfast
After this meal, the stage could begin. First, we went along the Kaag towards Nordwijk.
In the morning at the Kaag
Arriving at the sea, we chose the coastal cycle path through the dune landscape towards Rotterdam - fantastic cycling, great scenery, and a strong tailwind.
Dune cycle path
A break in between - after all, dunes are mainly made of sand:
Who doesn't remember Bata Illic: 'I still have sand in my shoes from Katwij-ijk'
From Scheveningen, it is not far to 'Hoek van Holland'. There we crossed over to the new port 'Maasvlakte' with the harbor ferry (approximately 7km on this stage were covered with this ferry). The port was supplemented with an artificial island between 2006 and 2013, on which gigantic container and gas terminals as well as other areas are located, such as those used for the installation of offshore wind turbines.
Everything for offshore wind turbinesContainer terminalThis is what it looks like from a distance.
South of Rotterdam, we crossed the Haringvlietdam to Goedereede - built in 1971 as one of the major dams to protect the Netherlands against storm surges.
On the Haringvlietdam
In Goedereede, we took accommodation in the Goede Ree Verbeek-Park.
Goedereede is of course a well-known place for insiders, as the second-to-last German pope was a pastor here before, right? - Hadrian VI. in the 1490s.
In the evening, we had dinner in Ouddorp, had a little ice cream and then went to the beach again.
An ijsje?Nearly sunset on the beach of OuddorpStageWay back from the beach
