March 11, 2025

Left just after 9:30. Nikor. Overcast, but not solid gray, chilly wind from the north. Straatweg to Loenen, then Vecht to Nigtevecht. Many folks between Vreeland and Nigtevecht worry about their health and thus would rather not look at windmills. One tree with pink-white blossoms in the cold wind; two Abcoude spires framed by the bridge carrier over the ARK, then a whiff of rain. Driemond, Javaplein (excellent courgette-walnut cake), BG2. Sun after 12, tailwind home. First couple of kilometers along the Amstel new bricks, rolling beautifully. Ouderkerk, great views left and right and ahead before Nes. Uithoorn, de Hoef, Spengen (another tree pink-white), Kockengen, Haarzuilens, Hermelijnvlinderdijk full of kids on fat bikes.