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Mrs non-fixie wanted to go for a ride, I needed to shake down a new build, so the discussion was short.

There was a fair bit of wind blowing from the west, so west we went. A nice route following rail and highway to The Hague:


Tried the selfie mode of my phone:



COVID-19 lunch, and shedding a tear for not being able to attend Anjou Vélo Vintage this year. The smoked chicken & mayonnaise rolls and Chardonnay were rather nice, though:



The "restaurant":



Halfway the weather deteriorated, the temperature dropped, and suddenly the polo shirt seemed a poor choice:



We had a couple of short ferry trips in the route. I like ferries, as they always add to the sense of occasion:



In Rijpwetering, a statue of Joop Zoetemelk, carefully hidden behind a hedge:



Oh, and the shakedown went quite well.
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