Total mileage:- 819 miles.
Hotel :- Hotel Paviljoen
After a brass band welcome and a pensioners party in Millingen we were ready to continue.
As we arrived at the hotel there was a wedding party taking place. A short while later a brass band marched through the town and stopped outside the hotel, they played a couple of tunes, then the bride joined them playing the French horn. 
The pensioners evening entertainment appeared to be a 3 hour session of bingo. We enjoyed a good meal on a buy one get one half price deal.
John got his bearings sorted, new pedals, Jenny got her squeak sorted, lubrication. 
We got a small ferry across the Rhine, and before Arnhem recrossed the river on another ferry. Then the heavens opened. Add a very strong wind and we had unpleasant riding conditions. We also saw some strange creatures along the route.
In Arnhem John P and I spent a long time in the Tourist Information trying to get rooms for tonight. All rooms in the area we wanted were booked, apparently by a multi-national company celebrating 25 years. We eventually got this hotel.
After having a short stop in Arnhem for lunch and a look around, we set off. Arnhem apparently is the only Dutch town built on a hill. After leaving the town we had an enjoyable ride through old forests until we got back near the river. Once back in the open the wind reappeared in force. Not a lot of miles but hard work today.
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