Arnhem

17th-18th June

On route to Arnhem and after an early morning swim we stopped at a camping platz to cycle into the little town of Widje. We visited a bike shop and got some stands fitted so we could park our bikes outside shops. This had proven difficult given that off road tyres did not fit any street storage place.

We visited the main shop for food supplies, realising that on Wednesday everything closes for the afternoon and set off to Arnhem again along the beautiful river.

The road eventually took us back through the National Forrest and sat Nav managed to find us a site right in the middle of nowhere down a road that was being dug up. Over the reception desk was the head of a gigantic wild boar and the site was pretty much abandoned – we weren’t sure but stayed anyway and didn’t have to pay until the next morning. We opted to put down roots for two nights.

We got up early to glorious sunshine and decided to cycle into the town of Arhem – despite being advised the route was very hilly we went regardless thinking – it’s Holland how steep can it be?

Well - we both had to walk up one of the hills and the locals all had dynamo’s for the hills. Arnhem was very pretty with a Mansion House adjacent to the History of Water Museum. We stopped for lunch, fed Skippy the Duck and found ourselves caught up in the cycle network of Arhem, venturing around the town and then mentally preparing ourselves for the journey back after another pit stop at the river.