We are in a country in mourning over the horrible tragedy involving MH17. Flags fly at half-mast everywhere. Our prayers and thoughts are with the friends and families of the people who perished in that crash. RIP.

Fine and sunny with a late thunderstorm predicted, (didn't arrive) 22-35deg, 90km, av . 16.3km/hr, 1707km.
Walked out of the motel door at 8:15am and was immediately on a bike path. There are over 1,000,000km of bike paths in Holland so not surprising that we found one there. Breda is not that big therefore we were quickly clear of it and into the country. The farms here had lots more small crops, such as veggies; cabbage, carrots, garlic and onions. Lots of animals, including deer and the cutest miniature goats we've ever seen.
An interesting and moderately tough day because of the heat. A tailwind most of the way and the fact that it was flat helped us get through the day okay. Arrived in Rotterdam at 3:45pm.
We saw our first Dutch windmill (1856) for this trip not far out of Breda, and then many more in the area of Kinderdijk about 15km from Rotterdam. The 19 windmills at Kinderdijk were built about 1740 to help control the water in that area. They are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are one of Hollands best known tourist attractions.
We also saw another tourist favourite today, Noah's Ark, no not the original, this one is a full-scale replica and is situated at a dock in Dordrecht . It's an incredible sight, 137m (450ft) long all built by a Dutch carpenter who had a dream that Holland was going to flood. Not an unusual dream when you consider that over half the population of the country live below sea level.
Seems like it is Festival Weekend in southern Holland there was one being set up in Dordrecht when we passed through and one happening as we rode to our motel in Rotterdam. Not our sort of music very loud and very African.
It was 35deg when we booked into our pre-paid motel room to find that it wasn't aircon. The website we booked on (booking.com) did not make that clear in fact it was deceptive. One scathing review coming up. Luckily there's a cool change on the way tonight.
All in all a fascinating day where we saw some great sights, both man-made and natural. Just to see firsthand the fantastic bicycle infrastructure in Holland was a real pleasure. It's not just about paths, but it includes the over/underpasses, the thousands of road crossings/intersections, the special bridges, separate bicycle traffic lights and last but certainly not least the signage to connect it all together. We can only dream of something similar in Oz.
Refueling pasta and beer was the deal for dinner.