Hoek van Holland 2


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This time determined to get to the pier and puzzled the shortest route. What a nice long drive along a river.
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Left late at night so I would be there early in the morning.
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Great cloudy sky, getting light. Continuous 4-5 bft. headwind, some showers. Wonderful. Standing on a kind of lookout hill near the waterkering.
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Looking back from that same hill, taking a break, enjoying the sunrise and the wind.
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Just read it will be test-closed 17 september. Good reason to drive HvH again, then.
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Going down the hill greeted by the Rotterdam, going back to... Rotterdam. Me, not yet.
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Yep, still on the right path.
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Nice bikepath. The lighthouses remind me of the stupid poles they put in the middle of bikepaths - I nearly drove into one here in the dark.
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There it is. What a sight. Crushing sounds of dead crabs under my wheels. The bike stank for weeks.
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Sunrise between sky, water and rocks.
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Some waves splashing over the edge but had to get to the end of course.
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As far as you can get away from the coast.
Actually those concrete cubes go on for a few miles.
Wonder if anyone has climbed to THAT end.

The Maasvlakte sticks out a bit more, my next goal for sure.

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Very tempting.

... and odd place for a helipad.
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What a sense of distance.
And it's only a mile or so. Could spend a whole day here sitting in a deckchair.
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On the way back. A little kink in the river where the water recedes at low tide.
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Measuring wings
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And a nice shot to conclude a nice tour.
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