Had breakfast bright and early and set out in the dark again. It wasn't long before the sun was up and it looked very nice with the shallow mist over the Rhine.
I re-routed the first section to avoid a ferry crossing that may or may not have been running and went over a bridge in to Dusseldorf.
I was a bit apprehensive, but it transpired that the cycle paths were very good, plus the fact that I was there at 8 am made for a quiet ride through what I thought was a pleasant city.
Half an hour later I was heading in to Duisburg, which seemed more modern. I stopped for an coffee and apple strudel before heading to the bridge that the EV15 crosses, only to find it closed.
I had to navigate to another bridge to cross the Rhine, then rode up the riverside to another bridge, which looks like it's been closed a long time - yet another obstacle.
The day continued in a similar vein. The EV16 was closed in so many places that I circumnavigated most of it. Eventually I came to Emmerich and it was close again. At this point I gave up and just headed straight to Arnhem. I had hoped to have time to look around, but it was already getting late and I had another 25km to go. The parts I saw of Arnhem looked very modern though.
I eventually stopped in Wageningen, which is less than 90 miles from Hoek, so I should be able to catch tomorrow night's ferry to Harwich. Then it's just the 190 miles remaining to Worcestershire!
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