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https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/01/cyclists-face-e95-fine-for-using-their-phone-while-cycling/ Wow! Watch out for the bike police...... €95 fine for texting on bicycle.

26.5° N, 80.1 E Boynton Beach

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Bicycle safety Florida.........'Ozzie engineerin' I usually ride on the sidewalks in Boynton.  This city is marking the roads with bike lanes, but still sharing roads with unaware drivers,  nothing like NL. NO protected bike roads or turns. This is my ' boy-from-de-bush' solution.......for visibility and safety .... stuffed a flasher in a pool noodle . Soft, flexible, highly visible...

52° N Exploring

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Cozy in the living room Maarten has been checking out some close by areas to bike and walk. https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x47c78440ca8decc5%3A0x90a4d0b5ef3bcaf9!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSlangenburg_Castle!5sslangenburg%20nl%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e1!2shttps%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fb%2Fbe%2FKasteel_slangenburg.jpg%2F1200px-Kasteel_slangenburg.jpg&viewerState=ga# There is a castle there This nature preserve is 10 kms or so from BBBroeker Along the Boven Slinge river.  The water is coming back and rising after a drought this summer.  The farmers use the water for irrigation and it is controlled by moveable gates In another small town close by. The temperature was about 0°, but sunny, great ride on the Ebike.

26° N this am Moon Jupiter Venus and Saturn, Abaco view

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As seen by our correspondent on Abaco, this morning...see the Moon Jupiter Venus  Saturn https://earthsky.org/tonight