Slept in a little late after staying up a little too late last night. Threw our stuff in the flash bags and headed for the train station to catch one for Haarlem. We had settled on this plan to shorten the distance and make a more desirable ride. It was a great decision. The bike place is right near the train station and we were able to rent a couple bikes for 3 days at 100 Euros.
The bike to the coast was super interesting. Just this never ending train of bikes all headed the same direction. It took 45 min or so to get there. Very cool topographical too once we hit the national park. Basically sand dunes and scrubby trees. The ride along the coast was in paralleled. Nothing can beat seeing the ocean. After a while of rolling in and out of the sand dunes, we stopped for a rest along the beach to check out the beach life. Lots of people, but everyone was having a great time. Although I guess it's probably hard not to at the beach.
The final leg to Leiden was interesting as well. I kept the route for a while, but ended up taking a bunch of different routes the closer we got to the city because there were so many bike routes it started to get confusing. Nevertheless we got there and got into our room with minimal struggle. The place is amazing. One of the best airbnbs we've ever stayed at.
The evening was spent meandering around the streets of Leiden. A couple drinks on a bridge over the canal, followed by dinner at an Italian place nearby.
A fantastic day of vacation.
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