Biking everywhere

In Holland biking on a nice day in 2007, with brother Gert and Margreet.
Tineke and I at Saylorville-lake. (Near Des Moines, IA)

Over and above the traffic on the express-way.

When my sister was visiting from the Netherlands we went for some local bike trips as well. She likes to go to quite places by bicycle. Back home she has access to many trails and beautiful areas on the sea-bottom of the now dry and enclosed Lauwers zee. It is a beautiful nature reserve with many birds and small game. The picture is with my brother and his wife near the old sea-dike.
Tineke, my sister, is seen here on the bridge over I-35/80 and also at Saylorville lake.
She will ride in the Netherlands with some of her siblings and friends in “Ride for the Roses” a Lance Armstrong initiative in the Netherlands to help fight cancer. This is particularly significant, because Eddy, Tineke’s husband died from this awful disease in January 2007. Eddy was an avid biker, even though he had lost his leg to cancer in 1989 and was using a prosthesis to get around. He wanted to ride RAGBRAI in 2007, but did not get to fulfil that dream. Tineke saw RAGBRAI riders come in to Ames this year. It was a very emotional experience. (See also Rick Elgersma’s blog of July 29 (08) and some of my old blogs for more information, if you wish.)