{"id":3131,"date":"2011-07-16T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2012-05-17T19:16:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T17:16:29","slug":"day-57-friday-july-15-amersfoort-to-amsterdam-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=3131","title":{"rendered":"Day 57, Friday, July 15 &#8211; Amersfoort to Amsterdam, Netherlands."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We awoke this morning to driving rain&#8230;&#8230;<em>what can we say?!<\/em> So we had a leisurely breakfast, hoping it would clear, especially since it wasn&#8217;t forecasted to begin with.\u00a0 By 9:00, as we were loading our bikes, the rain stopped&#8230;.. hopefully for good.\u00a0 As we turned the corner from our hotel, we realized that <em>our<\/em> wind from the last two days was still with us, ever bit as strong and ever bit in our face.\u00a0 But to see the sun for the first time in days, was so fabulous, it <em>almost<\/em> made us forget the 30 mph head winds.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017085.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3137\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017085-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017085-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017085.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The terrain <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017078.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3146\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017078-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017078-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017078.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017101.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3147\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017101-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017101.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>and homes today, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017088.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3138\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017088-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017088-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017088.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>were very much like the last couple of days, only now tenderly kissed by the  sun.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017094.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3150\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017094-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017094-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017094.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017079.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3139\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017079-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017079-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017079.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Today&#8217;s exception (besides the sun) was a couple very palatial looking buildings (can&#8217;t imagine they would be homes).<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017089.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3140\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017089-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017089-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017089.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6751.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3141\" title=\"DSC_6751\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6751-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6751-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6751.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just as the Amsterdam canal was at the beginning of our journey, so it was at the end&#8230;&#8230;..<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6752.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3148\" title=\"DSC_6752\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6752-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_6752.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> and we sadly realized the trip was just about over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One last picture of flowers!<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017105.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3131]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3153\" title=\"Exif_JPEG_PICTURE\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017105-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017105-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/M0017105.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We are sorry this ride must come to an end as we really have loved every minute of it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We Love You All and hope to see you on another bike tour soon&#8230;&#8230;.Anyone care to join us?!\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: 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