Day 11 - Emmen
Today my legs felt refreshed and not sluggish after a day off and I put that down to the relaxed landscape. A day off in hilly terrain can mean it is difficult getting the legs moving again. The first photo of the day foreshadowed the short spell of rain that was to come.
Typical barn-like house.
Emmen.
I saw a number of storks here with natural and man-made elevated platforms for their nests; they are always too far away for photos. I have also seen storks at the front of houses. These man-made storks have a pink or blue ribbon- or other device - to indicate a new born and whether it is a boy or girl.
The LF routes are great and they can be even better for you if you study them and adjust to take in any windmills, churches, old towns or hunebeds as may provoke your interest.
Today I have been cycling through a National Park called the Drentsche Aa which is special because of its stream network. Apart from the grand rivers that flow into the low countries and to the sea, the Netherlands is dominated by the canal network so you don't see that many unmanaged watercourses.
As the day wears on I stop at a pond to listen to the frogs and take a break.
Unabashed use of stone. The last church to use stone cut it into brick shaped pieces.
At 88km it will be a mammoth day.
Typical barn-like house.
Emmen.
You don't see these so often but as people cycle rather than walk they are scattered about. It's a rubbish bin.
Friends of Cyclists even has their own line of towels.
