Bike and Barge Amsterdam to Bruges July 2026
From Seed to Bloom Ironically, the genesis of the idea to experience a "flat and low land by the ocean Bike and Barge trip from Amsterdam to Bruges" was born at 4 100 feet in the Monashee Mountains in British Columbia. I was cycling with my BC cousins on the Myra Canyon Rail Trail near Kelowna - 18 trestles and 2 tunnels through solid rock - on a warm, sunny July 2025 day. The panoramic views, the sounds of nature, a few snow capped mountains and cousin cameradie made for a most memorable ride. At some point, our route was compared to the Bike and Barge excursion that Len, Sharon and Fran had enjoyed several years ago. The rail trail has a grade of no more than 2.2 % as bygone cars were laden with heavy ore. And the trails in the Netherlands have very little variance in height. Immediately, even at this altitude, surrounded by the peaks built by tectonic thrust, my brain was awash with visions of water, windmills and stroopwafels. I had to quickly change the channel as...