April 23, 2011- As I noted earlier, I was going to write more about the tulip fields. Seeing that the Netherlands is known for its tulip fields during the springtime, a couple guys and I decided to visit the fields to get a better look. Tulips are such a big deal in the Netherlands that people come from all over to see the massive fields. Even Holland, Michigan celebrates this time in the spring! So we set out on our bikes in search of the tulips. The trip was quite enjoyable, but very long. It took us a while to find the tulip fields since everyone we asked where the tulip fields were pointed us in a different direction. But after several hours of biking, we eventually arrived at the fields. The tulips were beautiful with flowers as far as the eye could see!
Tulips of all different colors lined massive fields creating a beautiful display. We ate lunch on the side of the road overlooking a huge field of red flowers.
After lunch we continued on and saw a couple more fields and began our LONG trip home. Normally the trip would not take as long as it did, but we ran into some problems that set us back an hour. Matt Warren’s bike decided to get a flat tire, which we had to fix ourselves.
But after that inconvenience, we were able to continue. The path we took followed several canals. I found the bike ride to be quite relaxing and enjoyable, especially when biking alongside the canals.
When all was done, we biked a total of 80 kilometers for the day, which actually did not seem too bad when biking, but I was deep tired so I crashed on my bed as soon as I got back. Overall an awesome trip!
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