The Joop, from Leiden. 9:15 start. Blacksmith. Chilly northeastern wind, sunny. Into the Green Heart hundreds strong: Zoeterwoude, Stompwijk, Benthuizen, Bentwoud (big park, at least enough room though still not to look around much). Alphen (Zegerplas), Korteraar, Papenveer. Then some more familiar territory: Nieuwkoop, Noorden. Vrouwenakker back to Papenveer (strong group, too fast to pay attention to anything). Woubrugge, Alphen, Koudekerk, and back. On the whole mostly infrastructure, albeit usable. Historic Green Heart almost unrecognizable, green mostly agribusiness green. Good ride, little else. Aside from the croci and daffodils, spring far away.
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