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Well. I made it to Holland without any more pain than usual, and was met at the airport by my friend Hein who quickly drove me back to his place where his wife Jenny and family were just having breakfast.
Tuesday was spent catching up, buying gear and finally getting some sleep, then on Wednesday we visited Jenny’s sister, who paints in acrylic and oils, at her studio after I had been out on a, shake down, ride around some canals, waterways and a nice lake. I made the drawing from a pancake restaurant where I lunched, they had heaps of very small bird houses with very little birds hopping in and out all the time.
Looks like you are having a great time. Will catch up in the 2nd week of the july hols when we get to chch. Staying at mums while they are away.
PS love the bird nesting boxes