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After a rocky start - we missed our flights out of Stansted by five minutes - we contacted the tour direct and arranged to meet them at their 2nd point on the itinerary, Hoorn.

Caught a later flight out of Stansted to Amsterdam, then a train straight from the Airport to Hoorn, taxi to the docks and then wandered about until we spotted lots of people on bikes coming off a boat.

The tour was well planned with no hiccups. It was very leisurely and even at four months pregnant and a four-year-old we managed to cycle the distances easily. We encountered a few rain soaked rides, some strong head winds but also some lovely sunshine.

We cycled through farm land, forests, canals, opening bridges, crossed on ferries, opened lochs, each day bringing a new challenge and scenery.

Our son Oscar loved his tandem bike and he had many people turning heads to see them ride.

The food on board the Amsterdam barge was of a fantastic quality and the hospitality was very generous.

The holiday was organised by UK company 2 Wheel Treks.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14822