March 27, 2026

Friday. Left around ten. Blacksmith. Overcast, but not solid, interesting-looking layers of gray with space for the sun occasionally. Fairly chilly winds out of the south. Koningsweg to Wayen. Langeweg around Heemskerk and the golf course, then Plofsluis. Some golfers, some riders. ARK on the bricks. Schalkwijk spire up ahead. Bricks are good, bad bricks yield even less traffic. Nobody until the turn-off onto the Elpad. Colors on the Kaaidijk toward Schalkwijk, then right toward the Achterdijk. More colors, some traffic. Groeneweg to Lekdijk. The dike quiet, the river even more so. Lots of lambs at a farm past the fort. Strijpweg, Waalweg, Beatrixsluis, and Vreeswijk. Tailwind alongside the canals, all the way to the Gele Brug. Into the city to Mos. In the news the latest ultimatum before Iran's energy infrastructure will get hit. Another delay, which could mean that bombing, or some kind of invasion, could happen any day now. Lacking interest in expert knowledge on the country and the regime, and with partners urging you to do their bidding, how could we not get an outcome soon heralding a more benign future for the region and the world?