Friday 25th July
Day 44, 1680 miles done.
We reached Cuxhaven on Tuesday, completing our journey along the Elbe after a brief stay in Hamburg. We spent the night at the Youth Hostel overlooking the harbour...what a fabulous view it had!
Cuxhaven's historic navigation tower, Kugelbake, is 100 feet high and seemed a suitable marker for the end of this stage of our trip.
We are generally following the North Sea Cycle Route back to Rotterdam but we occasionally take a 'Pocket Earth' detour to get away from the hot shadeless dyke paths along the coast. Somehow we have managed to dodge the odd thunderstorm over the past few days. We haven't had our raincoats on for more than a few hours over the whole trip...hope I don't regret saying that!
In need of a rest, we decided to spend two nights in Leer, a small town close to the north Netherlands border, with some lovely old buildings and a very pleasant harbour. It is also famous for its tea served in tiny fine china cups with rock candy and drops of thick cream...no wonder I like it here!
When I cycled through Cuxhaven 4 years ago, it was Sunday and very hot indeed. I could hardly move because of the visitors, most of whom seemed to have come by bike.
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