Tandemride in times of Corona around the North of Holland
Tandemride in times of Corona around the North of Holland Before Corona the plan was to ride to Paris and back on our 25 year old Vittorio tandem. But when the Corona crisis got more and more serious it became obvious that cycling through France and Belgium was no longer possible. The good news was that just before Ascension Day the Dutch rules on the lock down became less strict. It looked like a 4 day cycling tour of our own country was possible; it was allowed to stay and eat in hotels and on the way there would be many chances to get take away food and coffee. The North of Holland had been on our list for a long time, but the closer to home the less you feel an urge to work on this part of your bucket list. The first destination was Bourtange, a fortified village in the far North East of the Netherlands. The second target was to visit the medieval towns in Friesland, all famous of the Eleven Cities Iceskating Marathon which is organised only in very cold winters. The last one s