Unexpected Winter Cycling

We are supposed to be in Spain but mother nature has intervened.

Just as we were putting our bikes on the luggage belt, all the computer screens went blank. Then the word we didn’t want to see flashed across the check-in screen.

Cancelled.

A little snow (well, little by Canadian standards) and most of the flights in the Netherlands had ground to a halt. All around us people stomped their feet and got upset. We considered having a tantrum but decided there was little point.

Instead, we rebooked our flight for Sunday and went cycling and photographing. Under a white blanket of snow, Holland is a beautiful place.

smiling and cycling in the snow

Some people had to push…

pushing the bike

These kids were having a blast, with the paths entirely to themselves.

Kids On Bike Paths

Bikes were a pretty good indicator of how much snow had fallen.

snow covered bikes Flowers Covered In Snow

Some cyclists looked like ghosts in the snow.

snowy, ghost-like cyclist

We spent about an hour taking pictures and then headed home. We’ll try this vacation thing again on Sunday.

Heading home on a snowy day