Day 44 – Wed 23 Jul 14, The Hague to Leiden (the Netherlands)
Forecast: 16-26 deg C, sunny; Listed distance: 21km; Actual distance: 30km; Cumulative distance: 1771km; Av speed: 12.5 km/h; Max speed: 31.1 km/h; The Hague: 20 deg C; Leiden: 28 deg C; Start time: 8:45am; Stop time: 12:20pm; Ride time: 2h19m Woke a little earlier than usual, probably due to the easier than usual day we had yesterday? Nice blue skies were behind the curtains and Wendy had to hold Greg back from leaving ASAP. As it was another low km day we didn't want to leave too early as check-in was 3pm. After breakfast, we packed our remaining clothes, etc and were checked-out and on the road earlier than we hoped. Never mind. We soon found the way out to Leiden without getting lost this time. However, in one of the forests we decided to ride through, we came to a sign that didn't have our designated numbers on it. Whilst we were debating whether to go back to find the more correct path, a female police officer on a bicycle came to offer assistance. ...