81km on very hot day. Cool riding beside the canals, good coffee stop at Damme. Crossed into Holland at Sluis--Mike led the way over a canal bridge, the rest of the party went straight on. After a stop at a supermarket we cycled on and eventually came across Tony with a flat on his Brompton, which takes ages to fix, then further on,the others sheltering from the sun in the shade of a meagre hedge in a builders yard. Puncture fixed we moved on to the ferry at Kemp...

Rest day --another very hot day.After the domestic chores I went with Katherine,Nathan, Ibraham and Steve to the beach nearby. Had a lovely swim in the North Sea then a coffee at the beach cafe. Cycled on to another beach further on and had another swim before a picnic lunch on a seat in the cool coastal deciduous forest. Came back via a camping shop. Bar not open as it is Sunday--looks like no dinner tonight as no shops open either.