Saturday, 7-Jun-2008 - Uden - Marc's Bar BQ entered two teams in the annual beach volleyball tournament BeachXperience 2008 http://www.beachxperience.saturnushc.nl/ at the Bedaf Nature Reserve bordering Uden. The weather was perfect. Music provided by the Maximzrz www.maximzrz.nl. Great fun.
Saturday, 7-June-2008 - Veghel - Today is the start of the European Cup Football (soccer) tournament. Proud to be Dutch is shown in displaying the color orange everywhere.
Sunday, 1-June-2008 - Veghel - Stayed home today with Marij. In the afternoon while Marij sorted out items for the upcoming Father's Day Flea Market in Veghel, I went to the old town hall to see an exhibition of wedding photo's taken there. We were married there in 1977. There was also an exhibition of the Veghel Historical Society (Heemkundekring Vehchele) which is housed there. On the way back home, I visited with Chris who lives across the square.
Thursday 29-May-2008 - Grand Canyon - Got a very nice and heart-warming thank you card in the mail today for the Fun on Wheels skaters from Sasha and her family. They made it to the Grand Canyon! That was a special last wish of her father, Lex. Sasha made that possible by organizing a skating tour last month which raised € 8000.
Sunday, 25-May-2008 - Workum - Just got back from a three-day Fun on Wheels skating weekend in Workum, one of the eleven cities of the province of Friesland. What a terrific time! Lots of pictures to follow. Siebe Tjalma was our skating guide, and Martin and Elly were our hosts at the Bed & Breakfast het Smidsvuur http://www.pensionhetsmidsvuur.nl/. Thirty-three skaters--good for 120 km over three days--a few fanatics skated an extra 40 km on Saturday (day 2).
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Sunday, 18-May-2008 - Schijndel - No carpool today. Our meeting point was closeby in Heeswijk, about 8 km away. I decided to leave my bike at home and skate there. We had 15 Fun on Wheels skaters and super weather! The Go Skate Schijndel route was 27 km long, and took us some pretty countryside. After we got back to the meeting point, I turned down a ride home . I skated back home as well. I felt my left knee and ankle hurting on the way back home. I guess that can be expected after five hours on skates.
Monday, 12-May-2008 - Hellevoetsluis - We stayed overnight and had a good night's sleep. Another day of super sunshine! Ina came over just before noon. We had lunch together before we headed back to Veghel.
Sunday, 11-May-2008 - Hellevoetsluis - Katherine and Martin celebrated their birthdays today. We sat in the shade--the thermometer read 30 Deg C. Nieces Lynn and Femka got to play in the neighbors' pool. Somehow, Ronald and Martin also ended up there.
Monday, 5-May-2008 - Veghel - Today is Liberation Day in the Netherlands--the flags are flying full-mast. Marij and I went to an evening concert--a real treat.
Sunday, 4-May-2008 - Eindhoven - It's Remembrance Day today in Holland with flags flying at half-mast. We met near the Ikea in Eindhoven. The 38-km route normally includes six bridges and six viaducts. Today one of the bridges was replaced with a small ferry boat. Great sunny weather--great skating!
