Packing list suggestions from "Bicycle Touring Holland"

Clothing

• 1 Rain jacket
• 1 Pair rain pants
• 3 T-shirts or cycling jerseys
• 2 pairs padded cycling shorts
• 1 pair long cycling pants
• 1 fleece jacket or 1 sweatshirt
• 1 long sleeve (capilene-type) top
• 1 pair regular shorts and/or 1 skirt
• 1 pair jeans or long pants
• 1 bathing suit
• underwear/bras
• 3 pair socks
• 1 pair cycling shoes
• 1 pair walking shoes or sandals
• 1 pair cycling gloves
• 1 sunhat
• 1 bandanna or scarf

Personal

• Toiletries kit
• First aid kit
• dental floss
• towel and soap
• toilet paper
• towelettes/waterless hand sanitizer
• expandable clothesline
• tube detergent
• sunglasses
• sunscreen
• insect repellent

Miscellaneous

• Camera and extra memory card and battery
• Swiss army knife
• Scissors
• Sewing kit
• Spare batteries
• Journal and pen
• Garbage bags
• Travel Alarm
• Security pouch
• Guidebook/maps
• Phrase book and/or small dictionary
• Flashlight/bike headlamp
• Small daypack
• Extra passport photos

Visual Display

Here’s a map with these day trips from Kijkduin
MAP 1

and here’s a map of a possible tour we could do starting Fri. Aug. 8th from Kijkduin, heading NE up the coast (hopefully with the wind):
MAP 2

Draft Itinerary

Fri Aug 8: Kijkduin to Harlem 53 km
Sat Aug 9: to Egmond aan Zee 36 km
Sun Aug 10:  to Kleine Sluis 41 km
Mon Aug 11: to Makkum 53 km (over the Afsluitdijk … hopefully with a tailwind!)
Tues Aug 12: to Lemmer 47 km
Wed Aug 13: to Diever 52 km (have coffee Tante Lies)
Thurs Aug 14: rest
Fri Aug 15: to Kampen 49 km
Sat Aug 16: to Ermelo 42 km (have coffee with Tante Riek)
Sun Aug 17: to Amsterdam 66 km (could combine with train)
Mon Aug 18: Amsterdam (have coffee with cousins)
Tues Aug 19: Return bikes and fly back ?