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On the old fortifications of Brielle.
  
 
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I got on my bike around 11:30 and rode south. The basic route was quite familiar to me, as I've gone in this direction a few times before. The idea was to go to Maassluis via Schipluiden and Maasland, then take the ferry to Rozenburg and ride on to Brielle. All this worked out until I was about 2 km from my destination, and my GPS told me to turn left and cross the Brielse Meer (a long, narrow lake) using another ferry. Unfortunately, this ferry only operates in summertime, and while the weather was exceptionally warm and sunny it was still early November, necessitating a 13 km detour...
  
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Finally I reached the historic city of Brielle (famous for its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Brielle capture] by Dutch forces during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War Eighty Years' War], providing a turning point in their struggle for independence) and snapped a few pictures. The hash was located on one of the city's bastions. It was a bit tricky to access, as there was a fence on one side and a rather steep wall on the other, but it appeared to be open to the public (there was even a park bench located nearby). I parked my bike at the base of the city wall and climbed up it to reach the hash. Took a few pictures and rode home again.
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Image:2015-11-08_51_4_FelixTheCat_1.JPG | Let's see: Windmills, a bicycle (plus bike path), lush green pastures behind a dike, black-and-white cows, knotted willow trees and a village [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillarisation with two churches]. We're definitely in Holland.
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Image:2015-11-08_51_4_FelixTheCat_2.JPG | All the more interesting to find these kangaroos (wallabies? wallaroos? Any experts who can confirm?) nearby. I spotted one of them [[2015-04-25 51 4|before]].
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Image:2015-11-08_51_4_FelixTheCat_3.JPG | The ferry from Maassluis to Rozenburg. Note the multiple landing spots at differing heights, to account for differing water levels.
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Image:2015-11-08_51_4_FelixTheCat_12.JPG | Interesting brutalist decorations on the bike path near Rozenburg.
 
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Revision as of 18:52, 8 November 2015

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Location

On the old fortifications of Brielle.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Expedition

I got on my bike around 11:30 and rode south. The basic route was quite familiar to me, as I've gone in this direction a few times before. The idea was to go to Maassluis via Schipluiden and Maasland, then take the ferry to Rozenburg and ride on to Brielle. All this worked out until I was about 2 km from my destination, and my GPS told me to turn left and cross the Brielse Meer (a long, narrow lake) using another ferry. Unfortunately, this ferry only operates in summertime, and while the weather was exceptionally warm and sunny it was still early November, necessitating a 13 km detour...

Finally I reached the historic city of Brielle (famous for its capture by Dutch forces during the Eighty Years' War, providing a turning point in their struggle for independence) and snapped a few pictures. The hash was located on one of the city's bastions. It was a bit tricky to access, as there was a fence on one side and a rather steep wall on the other, but it appeared to be open to the public (there was even a park bench located nearby). I parked my bike at the base of the city wall and climbed up it to reach the hash. Took a few pictures and rode home again.

Photos

  • Let's see: Windmills, a bicycle (plus bike path), lush green pastures behind a dike, black-and-white cows, knotted willow trees and a village with two churches. We're definitely in Holland.

  • All the more interesting to find these kangaroos (wallabies? wallaroos? Any experts who can confirm?) nearby. I spotted one of them before.

  • The ferry from Maassluis to Rozenburg. Note the multiple landing spots at differing heights, to account for differing water levels.

  • "Summertime 9am-6pm". That's what you get for blindly following a computer-generated route...

  • So instead of crossing straight into Brielle, I have to ride around this lake. Which was a nice ride after all.

  • The 16th-century church of Brielle.

  • A sign showing the fortifications as they still are today.

  • The hash is located right behind the top if this bit of city wall.

  • There are even still cannons ready to defend the city!

  • GPS proof.

  • Lloyd posing at the hash.

  • Interesting brutalist decorations on the bike path near Rozenburg.

Achievements

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 FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 75 km to and from the 2015-11-08/51,4 (51, 4) geohash on date 2015-11-08.
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