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Cycling to the windmills in the rain

Cycling to the windmills in the rain

30 Aug 2026Dutch life
Where
Zaanse Schans
Distance
22 km each way
Route
Along the Zaan
Weather
Drizzle, wind from the west
Reward
Pancakes

Everyone told us to take the train. We took the bikes instead, and the headwind on the way back was exactly as bad as promised.

The mills themselves are still working: one grinds pigment, another mustard.