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<\/a>\nPower to the Tandem!<\/p>\n
That was followed by a very, very, very long lunch. At least it seemed long because the Cuckoo said 1, then 2, then 3, then … well, have you ever heard someone setting the time on a Cuckoo clock? Jon’s been wanting to see a Cuckoo all year. But now that we are in Cuckoo country, it does get a little dull after the first 23 calls, then another joins in and it gets really redundant. <\/p>\n
The day was still pretty cold – high in the low 50s. And the headwinds were not only lighter, but much of the morning was in forests that provided a windbreak. <\/p>\n It was only in the last hour, when our route came back onto the water’s edge, that we had to work hard again. <\/p>\n Today we saw the most awesome sign – almost fell off our Tandem! We know that bicyclists are a minority among travelers, and of course Tandem cyclists are a very small minority of bicyclists. Well, a very enlightened and conscientious … Continue reading <\/a>
\nOverall it was a delightful day – almost like what we had hoped for along the Atlantic coast. The paths were smooth, and we were impressed at how clean and new they were. A lot of work is currently in progress improving and adding new sections. In fact, this area reminds us of the CA and OR coasts, if<\/em> we added bike paths to them!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe winds had picked back up to 35km and we got pitying looks from the tourists as we struggled for the final 10km into Les Sable d’Olonne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"