April 1, 2025

 Left around 9:15. Nikor. Chilly morning, winds out of the northeast. Could have used full gloves on the way up. Straatweg to Loenen. Bridge open (the pleasure boats are coming back), so west side of the Vecht. Vreeland bridge open too, so outside route back to the Vecht. Nigtevecht, Gein, Gaasp, Diem, ARK. Javaplein with the paper. Op-ed by a student arguing that if the government is going to encourage her generation to consider serving in the military, there has to be some quid pro quo--in effect, what about the priorities of our generation? It's the kind of thing too many potential Democratic voters said last year, before sitting out. Look where their priorities are now. It's not illegitimate to advocate for your own causes, far from it, but this is a big picture issue, or one of taking things in the right order. There are imperfect outcomes and then there are catastrophic ones. On to BG2. Then quiet side of the Amstel to Ouderkerk (scooter), to west side Ronde Hoep. My Ouderkerk knowledge has become very rusty. Ronde Hoep never disappoints with its spectacular vistas. Also some baby geese in the water. New white-grey mansion on its hill sticking out like a sore thumb of obnoxious ostentatiousness. Botshol, Donkereind, Portengensebrug, Haarzuilens, Gele Brug. Temperatures rose, but it never really warmed up.