RIDDERKERK - HELLEVOETSLUIS 30 miles
We had a wonderful day. The trip is nearly over and to finish on a high is a bonus. After we left a very good bandb we were soon on the track and had a marvellous time on wonderful cycling paths keeping the river on our left. The bike was singing and the sun was shining. At Poortugaal we had to cross the Oude Maas by ferry - quite a way. We called it our cruise. The ferry stopped first at Oud Beijerland and of course we knew this place. My sister and her family lived here for years. The ferry then took us to Beerenplaat where we disembarked. From there we cycled all the way to Hellevoetsluis on these wonderful ashfelt tracks. Plenty of bird life along the way and hardly a soul to be seen.
Hellevoetsluis has quite a history. The big sea heroes like Tromp, de Ruyter, but it was Piet Hein who captured the Silverfleet' for the Netherlands from the Spaniards.
From 1602 Hellevoetsluis was the most important marine harbour and wharf. The historic 'Vesting' is one of the best preserved defence works in the Netherlands. It is also a nice town, especially the old part of the Vesting.
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