It’s been a frazzling day to be outside. The heat has been doing its best to try and zap our energy levels at every peddle turn. The sea however has been delightfully invitingly, cool and calm.
The day has been roughly broken into sections of cycling along an almost deserted coastal path, interspersed with stops for getting in to the sea once body temperatures reached critical levels again.
On one straight section, the cycle path seemed to vanish in to the haze of the heat and without points of reference it was hard to tell if we were making any progress, until we got to a section of wind turbines.
We had a brief cafe stop in Erk, but it was too hot to stay still. At least we created a breeze by cycling.
Every time we stopped, it had to be in the shade or else it felt like we might spontaneously combust or simply wilt in the heat. Before the final section to Kampen, we had an essential lay down and a feed in a farmers garden by the road side. It was becoming an endurance event and the outcome was uncertain...
Sweaty and tired we eventually made it to the beautiful town of Kampen at 17:15. The last section as we crossed the bridge into the old quarter almost finished me off, as there was a traffic light which made us wait for what felt like an eternity in the full sun. There was nowhere to hide!
Our B&B lodging for the night is in a very old house near the town gate. It’s kind of an ancient attic room, but some how on the ground floor. It had a cold shower and we wasted no time in getting in.
Once refreshed, we strolled onto the old town square and got some food to re-fuel, followed shortly after by an ice cream at a nice bar with views of the church - which has a cow hanging from the bell tower?....
Total Ride: 63km
Total Sweat loss: 10,000 litres
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