Today while the boat stayed in Alkmaar, we rode in a north westerly direction until we reached the North Sea. We biked through a pine forest, a barren dune area and across a dyke. Along the way we stopped in Bergen for coffee and bought some cheese and licorice...yummy!
We also stopped in the dunes to take pictures. At the beach we watched a ship pumping sand and water towards the shore to make a sandbar. The purpose of the sandbar is to protect the dyke. We rode on to village of Petten where we sat atop the dyke and ate our lunch as we gazed out at the North Sea. We visited a small museum in Petten that tells the story of a big storm in 1953 and the subsequent building of the dyke.
Everyone seemed to find the ride back to Alkmaar tough today as we all complained about sore bums when we stopped for a rest. However, the warm sun shone on us all day, the wind was light and we were rewarded with yet another delicious meal when the dinner bell rang on the ship.
A walk through the old part of town capped off another fabulous day in The Netherlands.
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