Monster Weekend

nathan - Aug. 16, 2026, 5:05 a.m.

tags: biking travel

Jen and I went to Monster for the weekend by bike. The trip up started Friday afternoon with a ride past 't Woudt, a tiny village with 36 residents.

't Woudt

Closer to the beach, there was a kabouter-crossing zone.

gnome crossing

Eventually, we arrived at our super fancy room.

balcony

map of the route up

Saturday morning, I got up early and went for a run in the dunes. There was lightning over the North Sea, and the sun was rising behind rain over The Hague.

dunes, thunderstorm, sunrise


Sunday morning, we packed up

packed

and headed back past the beach.

2026-08-16-beach

The route home had similarly nice scenery.

a bike path some flowers

We stopped for ice cream in Kwintsheul, and made it home in time for lunch.

another map

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