We're staying two nights with friends Esther and Nico, so today was spent touring the countryside around Groningen and a short trip in to the center of the city. The weather just keeps getting better every day. It was sunny and calm in the morning with a temp in the 60's. Partly cloudy later in the day but only a few drops of rain all day.
Riding through the countryside was like being in some kind of bicycle dream. Bike paths literally going everywhere, and people of all ages using them by the hundreds. Families, older people (even older than us), touring cyclists, and just people out for a nice ride. Lots of sheep, dairy cattle, horses, and shetland ponies to be seen everywhere. Canals are pretty much everywhere as well. With the land at or below sea level all of the water has to be drained in a complex system of ditches and canals. Amazingly it all works (at least until sea level rises too much)
Dinner back in the city center. In the morning we'll be fully loaded and off again headed towards Sneek. Amsterdam in another two to three days.
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