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Last Ride In The Netherlands

We had another good-weather day for our last ride on our Bike and Sail the Tulips trip.  We rode to Zaanse Schans and back to Amsterdam in a loop. We started out our day with a quick Ferry ride to North Amsterdam.   The ride was lovely.  Riding in a group, I don't have the liberty to stop when I want to take a picture.   Using your phone while riding is against the law and heavily enforced here.  It will cost 150 Euro.   So, when I saw the cube houses on stilts built over the canal, and when I saw the house decorated with wooden shoes, I didn't take pictures.  We pedalled right on by.  Steve and I discussed that it might be better to be on a tour with less miles and more time to stop. Sometimes we biked on paths through flat grassy lands, sometimes through narrow streets lined with brick homes built adjacent to the sidewalk without front yards.   We stopped and parked our bikes at a museum with lots of 15th and 16th centur...

Back In Florida, Reuniting With Routines And Folks

 Hello from Inverness, Florida! We made it back to what I consider my home base, Inverness, Florida, on October 26.  Since then we have been kind of busy.  I love my Florida routine.  Monday, Wednesday and Friday I have morning exercise with friends and then the gym for weights and PT exercises.  Tuesday and Thursday I ride with the Withlacoochee Bicycle Riders (WBR), and on Saturday I meet WBR friends for breakfast.  I love these folks here. Unpacking and Reloading My truck was parked in Steve's Garage without the cap.  The engine started right up and the interior didn't smell musty.  Yay! My trailer, LILAC also did not have bugs or mice or any moldy smell. The next day I moved into my assigned camping spot at Oasis Mobile Home and RV park about three miles south of downtown Inverness.  It is a small spot and it took me a while to get it into position.  All my neighbors were out trying to help me with directions that didn't make sense....