Day 42 – Mon 21 Jul 14, Rotterdam to The Hague (the Netherlands)
Forecast: 18-21 deg C, partly sunny with late thunderstorms; Listed distance: 27km; Actual distance: 26km; Cumulative distance: 1722km; Av speed: 12.3 km/h; Max speed: 24 km/h; Rotterdam: 20 deg C; The Hague: 20 deg C; Start time: 8:45am; Stop time: 12:30pm; Ride time: 2h03m Another day of particularly nasty weather! A dreary day greeted us as we woke in our very expensive new room with air con. Our weather app told us 'early fog clearing to a sunny day'. It lied, 'early fog getting colder as the day progressed with rain in the afternoon' it should have read. We ended up digging out our rain jackets on the way to The Hague to keep the cool headwind out of our bones . Another decent breakfast of cooked & cold, everything you'd want and more. They even had little boxes of chocolate granules or shavings (locally known as mouse shit) in four varieties/colours. The locals put it on their toast – pure decadence! Then it was time to pack...