Saturday, 19-April-2008 - Veghel - There were eight skaters today: Tonnie, Frans, Marion, Mieke, Bart, Maria, Adriaan, and me. It was cloudy and starting to sprinkle when we decided to roll. We checked out some new asphalt along the river AA which runs through Veghel--very nice. We posed again at the bridge in the direction of Keldonk. Mieke cut it short when the sky didn't clear.
Sunday, 13-April-2008 - Uden - Tour de Frans, because Frans is the one who selected the route. I rode by bike to the meeting place in Uden--about 8 km. What a turnout--23 Fun-on-Wheels skaters and one moped rider! Again, the weather was uncertain, but it stayed dry until we got back to the market place in Uden--then the rain fell out of the sky. Sure, I got wet on the way back home, but a nice warm shower took care of that. This was a great skating day--good for 25 km!
Saturday, 12-April-2008 - Keldonk - We had eight enthusiastic skaters today: Tineke, Bart, Marion, Jeannette, Maria, Ronald, Tonnie, and me. The sky was threatening at times, but it stayed dry for us. http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/20080412_sligro
06-April-2008, Sunday - Veghel - Retour Retour is the name of the inline skating fund-raising tour organized by 13-year-old Sacha for her father, Lex van Zutphen who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease." Sacha would like to help pay for a family vacation trip this summer to the United States--while Lex is still able. Fun on Wheels skaters responded whole-heartedly to Sacha's call for help.
Saturday, 05-April-2008 - Veghel - It was to be our first skate oudoors today, but the weather was so theatening that almost everyone stayed home. I was watching the weather radar really close, and there was a chance that it wouldn't be raining around 1630, the time we meet on Saturday's. I rode my bike to the Sligro meeting point. Bep stopped by to see if anyone showed up. I was the only skater. I had to get the feel of skating outdoors before tomorrow.
Saturday, 29-March-2008 - Beek en Donk - It was the last time indoors. Ronald was a great teacher! A photographer came by to take a picture for the weekly newspaper de Koerier.
Sunday, 09-March-2008 - Heeswijk-Dinther- Yvonne celebrated her 50th birthday today with Fun on Wheels skaters and family members. We played darts, and traditional Dutch games: sjoelen and tollenbak. Tineke baked a delicious birthday cake (with storm-proof candles). And Yvonne treated us with a tasty warm meal.
Saturday, 8-March-2008 - Beek en Donk - Ronald gave us another good workout.
Sunday, 02-March-2008 - Eerde- We had high winds and rain for the past two days so I was keeping an eye on the weather. The day started out threatening, but it stayed dry until I got back home. Chris chose not to ride today, so I rode alone to the nearby villiage of Eerde, the starting point of today's trail ride. I signed up for the 30 km route. It was windy out of the woods. Pedaling against the wind slowed me down quite a bit.
Saturday, 1-March-2008 - Veghel - It was clear and sunny with a strong wind today. I went to Empella in Erp to have my first service check. Leo gave my mountain bike a good going over. I took some pictures in town to show that spring was nearly here. The cherry blossoms are blooming a couple of weeks early this year. The wind was so strong that flags were torn from their lanyards. Driving back from the roller hall in Beek en Donk, I saw a nice sunset.
