I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday so Best Beloved took a bike ride out towards Parnassia alone – looking for the entry to the Downs where there is a walk to “MAYBE” see the bison in the park. He did find the entry after riding past it and back again, and then [...]
Nederland has a hell of a lot of rivers, canals and drains. Right now the rivers, canals and drains are mostly frozen over, and the snow lies on the ice like icing sugar. In the larger rivers and canals, there are still pools of water here and there – under the bridges, and where the [...]
We are enjoying all things Dutch but sometimes we are reminded of our age like when we do crazy thing like ride into the wind to the beach about 5 k’s each way on a sealed bike track on sand dunes – up hill and down dale. The sandhills form the hill and dale – [...]
JJ was on the morning train to Maastricht and sent this email to Bruce in NZ. It is not quite verbatim. On this misty morning at 8:07 AM JJ having caught the 6:30 from Haarlem to Amsterdam, then boarded this one – the lizard train at 7:07 bound for Maastricht. I can see the fields [...]
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