Just as I was getting ready to leave in the morning it started to rain again. On went the waterproofs and off I went. I’d cycled no more than 10km before I hit a no cycling sign. I had to divert the rout south, zigzagging around fields until I hit a dead end. Which was in fact a car ferry crossing and it was running. Once I crossed this I managed to get back onto my route.
Today I was hoping to get as far as Holland but the guys I was talking to at the ferry crossing had concerned looks on their faces. Either way I had no option but to carry on through the rain in the direction of Holland.
The weather didn’t improve all day. I had to wring my socks out when I stopped for food. I eventually crossed the border into Holland and made my way to the nearest campsite I could. Would you believe, as soon as I stepped off the bike the sun came out. The campsite has this bizarre policy of putting money on a key that I had to put a 25 euro deposit on to use the showers. Fair enough I guess but my charge for camping was over 40 euros and I only had 36. So I had to have a shower then give the key back and use the deposit to pay for my camping, stupid system!