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Sunday. High temperature gone, I have finally found enough strength to do some household chores and, of course, return to my highly beloved computer. Such a different Sunday compared to one week ago ..

Last Sunday, after a great buffet breakfast at a hotel in Holland, I set out in convoy with a friend who had deliberately co-incided his visit to the area with mine. We arrrived in Westenschouwen early enough to beat the locals, and thus with plenty of parking space. In 3 degrees Celsius I set up my bike: handlebars, chain, wheels. It took long enough for my fingers to turn white, and for my toes to go numb. It’s rare that I ride at these temperatures, but for several days we had not had much precipitation. I *had* to ride. My cold-sensitive rheumatism and sinuses were completely ignored.

I soon got warm on bumpy, winding SINGLETRACK HEAVEN interspersed with short steep climbs! Holland trails do it again! Beautiful!