Back in the USA

We arrived home safely after a wonderful bike tour of The Netherlands. Thanks to all who posted nice comments. Also thanks to the friends we visited on our vacation journey. Cycling in Holland is not like anything we can experience here and I highly recommend it as a great way to see this country. Hopefully everyone will be patient with us as we go through a 'withdrawal' of daily exercise and Belgian beer.

Friday Morning

The people in The Netherlands are very polite and very much the cyclist! Old and young ride, women with 2 or 3 children, all their shopping, everything on bikes. Women in dresses. And then there is Pam. It is tons of fun but a challenge. Yesterday we rode in rain and extremely strong wind gust (7 out of a scale of 10). This morning I see sun so that is a good thing.
We head to Den Bosch to visit with friends. Saturday we will be in Gouda and then on to Amsterdam on Sunday. The week is flying by. Hello to all.

We Are In Delft

We rode from Amsterdam to Haarlem and now are in Delft. Jim has been a great tour guide except we were lost for an hour in Den Haag. Weather for the most part has been good - only a little rain on the bikes. We have had great food and 'spirits''. So far Pam has managed to bike in places that would have been impossible in the States. And Jim has only mentioned work once on the whole trip.
Thanks for all the posts; good to hear that people (and dog) that we care about are okay. Jan and Richard hope you are still leaving your quarters. And Mom and Dad, I hope Wrigley is totally trained when we return and then you will need a vacation.