No more Netherlands rain nor wind… - Santa Cruz, CA - CycleBlaze

June 18, 2025

No more Netherlands rain nor wind…

Just home 🫣

Hello again Cycle Blazers!

I have returned from 4 weeks of riding a bike in mostly rain, wind, and some sun. I already miss the friendly “hallo” and courtesy a cyclist is shown in this country. Not to mention the ease of riding a bike where despite the fact it is the (seemingly) most popular method of transportation, it all flows so well!

I will be posting photos here for everyone’s enjoyment of what I was so fortunate to experience, despite the weather hardships.  

Unfortunately most ( if not all) of my photos are non bicycle related.  Before I create another journal entry, I would like to know if anyone is even interested in more “random photos” from my trip.  Thank you for your considerations! 

Bike Assembly Kit for Amsterdam Bike in the Nemo Museum 😆
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In Amsterdam ..more clogs with half of my last name ( maiden name) The other sighting of my last name is on the armored bank truck 😬
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Tom FlournoyIf you put cleats on this thing, it will be one stiff bike shoe. -Mark
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Amsterdam Zuiderkerkbuurt tower
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The Iron Horse Hotel Clogs in Amsterdam..Note the wire and padlock attached..so the clogs don’t “walk off”..👍
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The Amstel Hotel
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Pine cones or fishing lures? 😆
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Bill ShaneyfeltLooks like gigantic cuckoo clock weights...

Just Google - cuckoo clock weights
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Karen PoretTo Bill ShaneyfeltYou are correct, Bill! You know your stuff.. reptilian, flora, fauna; the whole shebang 😀
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Bill ShaneyfeltTo Karen PoretWhen I was a kid, our uncle was an Army officer stationed in Germany, and they sent us a cuckoo clock for Christmas. Then in the mid-70s, I worked there in Civil Service and we bought them for Christmas gifts! So, not really surprising.
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Karen PoretTo Bill ShaneyfeltThat’s why you’re a fan of nature! 😆
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Bill ShaneyfeltTo Karen PoretWhen I was really little, my mom had me out in the garden with her and showed me lots of stuff. By age 3 I was catching night crawlers, getting poison ivy, catching tomato worm caterpillars, eating mulberries off trees I climbed, so really she's the one that got me started.
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Karen PoretTo Bill ShaneyfeltMoms know best! True teachers with lots of ❤️!
Now you can catch fireflies since you live in Ohio. That’s something I have never seen, but my Mom, hailing from Dayton told me about this..
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Bill ShaneyfeltTo Karen PoretSaw the first of the season last week.
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Karen PoretTo Bill ShaneyfeltHopefully the humidity isn’t happening..yet.. 😬
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Street cleaning in the cities are a marvel. Workers walk ahead of the machine with a broom and sweep the debris towards the rotating heads for clean up.
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Today's ride: 745 miles (1,199 km)
Total: 765 miles (1,231 km)

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Steve Miller/GrampiesThere is so much more to a blog of a cycle trip than "we woke up, rode the bike, got to the end of the day, slept, repeat". For us, anyway, we love to read about the adventures, experiences, what was seen, and so on, whether on or off the bikes. Keep telling us about your trip in total, and show us the pictures you took. It is always fun to glimpse the world as seen through someone else's eyes.
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Karen PoretTo Steve Miller/GrampiesOh, goody! I got the green light from the Grampies! More photos later! 😁
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Suzanne GibsonAll photos welcome!
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