First thing to mention, packing up a damp tent and loading a touring bicycle takes a bit of time. We didn't get away quite as early as we planned but, it isn't like we are in a rush!
Our route continued through farm land, small pretty villages, where everyone seems to live in a huge Dutch barn conversion/new builds. Passing the occasional windmill, we cycled on through the flat landscape.
A quick word on cycling in a flat landscape; you never stop pedalling, it becomes quite relentless!
As we passed the large town of Leerdam the farmland gave way to orchards. We resisted the chance to go scrumping, not wanting to end up on wanted posters with the world's slowest getaway vehicles! Instead we bought some apples from outside a house and continued onwards to a larger camp-site outside Erichem.
The camp-site appeared to be only open to house the large amount of Polish fruit pickers, who apparently flood to this area for the season. The opportunity for free camping in Holland looks unlikely, mainly due to every acre of land being used for farming/orchards and most of it surrounded by drainage dykes.
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