DAY 3; NO ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ON DAY 3!!!
But we did wake up to a beautiful day.....grabbed our bikes and headed out to Den Burg for a little (and I do mean "Little" but "Stout"!!) cup of coffee and delicious but rare danish (Texelse Hoornderring) that can only be found in this part of the country. We navigated our bikes through the town of Den Burg to a cafe called Timmer (De Echte Bakker) to taste, what our guide called "The Best Thing That Ever Hit Your Mouth" (or something like that).
After stuffing ourselves on Hoornderring, we waddled back to our bikes, albeit a little heavier, and pedaled off into the wild—wildlife refuge that is!! After a few wrong turns, we gave up and decided this was merely a great place for our daily group photo!
As we rolled into the neat little town of Den Hoorn, our guide steered us toward a tiny family-run flea market where I scored—and I mean SCORED—two gloriously worn Danish koffie cups for just one euro each. Total suitcase space? Gone. Regrets? None. This roadside goldmine even offered a dozen eggs on the honor system! We opted out of the eggs, figuring eggs and bikes don't mix too well.....especially with this group's history of...cough cough....crashing.
Our next stop—surprise!—was a beach. Honestly, I had no clue we were even remotely close to water until we crested a hill and BAM: sand, waves, and, thank the biking gods, a BATHROOM. After a quick bite to refuel, and a final stop in the ladies room, we were back on the bikes hunting for more tulip fields!
Tons and tons of pictures, a few sheep and one family of ducks later, we arrived at the boat just in time for dinner and a sing-a-long with our Guide Tammy and our favorite motivator, Tom.
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Day 4? We give our butts a day off and learn how to sail this sweet Home on the Seas! Stay tuned!!
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