To the cheese market we went. Thousands of other people did as well. That’s right, the cheese market in Alkmaar is that popular. Big wheels of cheese, weighing about 20 lbs. are brought in and auctioned off among the buyers. Lots of pictures were taken!!! Our ride set out to Volendam, a picturesque village along the IJselmeer. Meer means lake; the water level in the lake was well above the land on the inside of the dike. Without the dike, the lake would be much bigger! After a short visit we finished back in Badhoevedorp, where we had started a week ago.