No time to stop (Tim)

I wish we'd had a bit more time today to have stopped and take some photos (a pee break and coffee now and then would have been nice too) but we were under such a tight deadline that we simply didn't dare stop.
If we had have taken photos, we would certainly have captured the beautiful ride along the 10 km "cycle path" on top of the dyke toward Nijemen (spelling?)
The Dutch have a rather strange approach to cycle paths. They clearly love to ride bicycles and the cycle paths alongside every main road allows them to ride in relative safety and comfort away from the motor traffic - except however for mopeds and scooters. We gradually came to realise that our Vespas were eligible to ride on these cycle paths and it took us a while to believe that we could ride at 40mph in and out of (most inconvenient in my opinion) bicycle riders on these 6 foot wide paths. And it really is a lovely way to ride.
The cycle path along the dyke was windy and smooth with wonderful views of the river and the flood plains. We buzzed along in great spirits, which was good because just before this point I sensed that Scott was losing his enthusiasm. I think he needed food. We hadn't had breakfast and lunch was a pastry in a service station. There was no time for anything else.