![After arriving to Amsterdam, our first stop to begin our Dutch cycling tour was Egmond, where we saddled up our team of chariots for the week. ?????](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/FullSizeRender-8-768x1024.jpg)
After arriving to Amsterdam, our first stop to begin our Dutch cycling tour was Egmond, where we saddled up our team of chariots for the week. ?????
![Dutch countryside on the wing: a lovely change to be out of the city again.](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/IMG_9071-e1469380565523-768x1024.jpg)
Dutch countryside on the wing: a lovely change to be out of the city again.
![Da crew is ready! "Putners, roll out!" -- Sam C.](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/FullSizeRender_1-6-1024x768.jpg)
Da crew is ready! “Putners, roll out!” — Sam C.
![A sun tousled wonderland meets us along the cycling path.](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/IMG_9108-820x1024.jpg)
A sun tousled wonderland meets us along the cycling path.
![Ted, Ashton, Campbell, and Brendan take a break and take in the view.](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/FullSizeRender_2-5-1024x768.jpg)
Ted, Ashton, Campbell, and Brendan take a break and take in the view.
![Sam, Kaes, Kelsey, Maggie, Taylor, Jacob, and Nikki channel their expressions of the moment on or around a park bench by the Dutch seaside.](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/IMG_9091-1024x768.jpg)
Sam, Kaes, Kelsey, Maggie, Taylor, Jacob, and Nikki channel their expressions of the moment on or around a park bench by the Dutch seaside.
![Kaes, Campbell, Kelsey, and Taylor chilling in Heemskerk.](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/IMG_9093-1024x768.jpg)
Kaes, Campbell, Kelsey, and Taylor chilling in Heemskerk.
![Heemskerk by twilight: our castle for the evening and its surrounding gardens, the scene of our fantastic games of "tag" and "sardines"!](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/IMG_9095-1024x768.jpg)
Heemskerk by twilight: our castle for the evening and its surrounding gardens, the scene of our fantastic games of “tag” and “sardines”!
![A full moon and a moat to boot! Sweet dreams, Holland ?](https://ceeurope2016.goputney.com/files/2016/07/IMG_9098-e1469380434541-768x1024.jpg)
A full moon and a moat to boot! Sweet dreams, Holland ?