Another cycle-by-numbers day,
an easy ride but I have to say, not terribly interesting for the most part.
We followed the river at times but also went inland, past light industry and shipyards, through suburban streets, emerging at a small park on the river's edge
where we sat on a bench under a shady tree to eat the sandwiches we'd made this morning, continuing on through more suburban streets which were busy with families dressed in their Sunday best, cycling to and from church, until we reached Papendrecht ferry port. Here, we finally came across a restaurant/cafe (the first we'd seen since leaving Gorinchem) where we could sit and have a cup of coffee, and treated ourselves to a cake each as well before taking the ferry ride across the river to Dordrecht.
Our progress from the ferry port to our B&B was slow, due to the fact that we stopped to take photos at every corner
and, because Dordrecht has hosted a large music festival this weekend, there were bands playing at different venues along the way so we stopped to listen to an excellent big band
and then a talented country band.
Later, after we'd settled in we went for a wander around this lovely old town where people are eating, drinking, listening to other bands performing and having a good time. Just a few minutes ago, a small band came strolling down our street, playing their music and bringing people out of their houses to take photos
...it's a fun place to be.
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