Headwind of force 4-5 along most of the 28km of the dyke between Enkhuizen and Lelystad was hard! We never really got above 12km/h. At least it remained dry all day.
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At ‘landfall’ in Lelystad we were pleasantly surprised by a replica of the Batavia, a famous Dutch trading ship of the 17th century.
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Since Flevoland is not that old, yet, the first people moved to Lelystad in 1967, I was very surprised at the mature trees we cycled past. The cycling to Dronten was very pleasant, mainly away from car traffic.
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After Dronten we could tell we were on the largest man- made island in the world: all the traffic, including us, was going in the direction of one of the few bridges to the mainland. Good bike path, but along a very busy road. There even seems to be an app that makes life easier for cyclists, but have not tried it.
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Kampen is a beautiful old town of the Hansa, our hotel room looks out over the IJssel. I even tried Kampener stoof, made with cigar tobacco leaves.
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