It’s no secret that the Dutch are proud of their water
management and the Afsluitdijk, constructed between 1927 and 1933, is the jewel in their crown. With its completion the damming transformed the ‘Southern
Sea’ into the fresh water lake of Ijsselmeer so with that on our right and the
North Sea on our left we set off down it. The dyke/motorway is 32km long and it helpfully bought us from the province of North Holland to that of Friesland. It was certainly the toughest day of cycling with heavy winds and rain bringing us to frequent stand stills with little place to shelter. Once the dyke was behind us a hot chocolate in Harlingen proved enough to get our ragged selves the last
30km to our campsite. What a way to start the month.
- Due to weather conditions no photos of ours truly represented its outrageous length so here's a nice one from Wikipedia!
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