Spring in Holland might be described as bikes, boats, and tulips. Nancy and I booked the 5-day trip through Boat Bike Tours, a Dutch company. Our floating hotel was a converted river barge with 18 staterooms, a dining room, salon, and outside space to lounge and store bicycles. The night before boarding, we stayed at the Kimpton DeWitt hotel, a 5 minute walk from Amsterdam Central Train Station. A free ferry took us across the main channel from the train station to reach our ship. Upon arrival we checked in to our stateroom, checked out the ship, and at around 4 p.m., we set sail through the Harbor for Zaandam, maybe an hour away. Amsterdam is the 4th biggest freight and the biggest Petro-port in Europe, so there was plenty to see . Our shipmates were
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