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Trip to campsite
I know it’s a bit of a while ago now but a couple of weekends ago I went away for a bike trip organised by my work. For the Saturday there was a great route in the German Eifel planned. As always a transport van went with us to take the baggage (so we could travel light) pick up any breakdowns and to help with the catering etc.
It started on the Friday, everyone (aprox 45 people) could make their own way to the camp site in Heerlen (close to the German border in south east Holland). I travelled down with two colleagues/friends, one on an (ancient) Bol D’Or and one on a Honda Shadow. It was quite sunny and warm, very nice riding weather.
After taking the back roads from Alkmaar to Zaandam we took the highway via Amsterdam and Utrecht to Oss, here we visited a MotorBike store in Oss (VosOss) where we did a bit of window shopping.
A couple of days prior to this trip I had been in contact with Ton (Thulst) who was unfortunately working on the Friday, but he had been so kind as to write me a nice route that would take us from Oss (his hometown) down to Nederweert in the Limburg province before getting back on the highway.
Anyway whilst browsing around the bike shop (and drinking copious amounts of their coffee) a nice young lady came up to me and asked if we came from Alkmaar, at this moment my mind is racing thinking oh no what has happened at home (as my wife knew I would be stopping at this shop). Anyway it was a pleasant surprise to find out it was Ton’s wife who also has a passion for motorbike riding and was doing a bit of window shopping for herself.
Well after having a short chat it was time to hit the road, so we set off following Ton’s route, it was a great route through nice countryside. We stopped for lunch in a place called Gemert at a nice café where we could sit outside under parasols. Anyway after this we took the route further to Nederweert, and via the highway to the campsite in Heerlen, when we entered Limburg there was a distinct change in the weather, it became very cloudy and cool.
I know it’s a bit of a while ago now but a couple of weekends ago I went away for a bike trip organised by my work. For the Saturday there was a great route in the German Eifel planned. As always a transport van went with us to take the baggage (so we could travel light) pick up any breakdowns and to help with the catering etc.
It started on the Friday, everyone (aprox 45 people) could make their own way to the camp site in Heerlen (close to the German border in south east Holland). I travelled down with two colleagues/friends, one on an (ancient) Bol D’Or and one on a Honda Shadow. It was quite sunny and warm, very nice riding weather.
After taking the back roads from Alkmaar to Zaandam we took the highway via Amsterdam and Utrecht to Oss, here we visited a MotorBike store in Oss (VosOss) where we did a bit of window shopping.
A couple of days prior to this trip I had been in contact with Ton (Thulst) who was unfortunately working on the Friday, but he had been so kind as to write me a nice route that would take us from Oss (his hometown) down to Nederweert in the Limburg province before getting back on the highway.
Anyway whilst browsing around the bike shop (and drinking copious amounts of their coffee) a nice young lady came up to me and asked if we came from Alkmaar, at this moment my mind is racing thinking oh no what has happened at home (as my wife knew I would be stopping at this shop). Anyway it was a pleasant surprise to find out it was Ton’s wife who also has a passion for motorbike riding and was doing a bit of window shopping for herself.
Well after having a short chat it was time to hit the road, so we set off following Ton’s route, it was a great route through nice countryside. We stopped for lunch in a place called Gemert at a nice café where we could sit outside under parasols. Anyway after this we took the route further to Nederweert, and via the highway to the campsite in Heerlen, when we entered Limburg there was a distinct change in the weather, it became very cloudy and cool.