Driving through the Achterhoek. ....
If you've got a few minutes, have a look at this video Driving around the Achterhoek in summer https://youtu.be/-8X9hzCcwG8 https://youtu.be/QzJsAtXJxac It could be an interesting hamlet.
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52° N The weather is springlike
Maarten's friend came to visit, bringing her own bike on the train. (Bikes ride free on trains on weekends in a special compartment) She has the latest Sparta ebike M8 and they made a 45 km bike trip in our area. Small manufacturing plant in the hamlet is installing skylights.....look at that sky. The crane will only be onsite for a few days.
52° N local motocross track.....on a Saturday afternoon
About 1 1/2 Km from the house. Love the sidecars
Getting ready to drive and ride.....
Maarten in Heelweg, rigging the double ebike carrier to explore further from home. With the rise in seniors using ebikes for recreational travel in NL, car carriers that attach to the ball towing hitch are used and normally carry two bikes. Ebikes are heavier than normal manual bikes and harder to lift onto carriers, or roof The detachable registration plate, turn signal and brake lights are all incorporated in the rack. We scour 2nd hand shops, Thrift shops and charity shops for used bargains and got this practically new rack for €20, new €200. Ripper, that is his 20 yr old Mazda 323, still in really good shape.
The vanes of 'De 'Engel' mill are turning again in Varsseveld
See older post of repairs that were started when we were there in November Windmill restoration, November 30th, 2018. The vanes of mill De Engel turn safely again VARSSEVELD - Mill de Engel in Varsseveld is fully operational again. Wicks and mills turn again and grind grain for home bakers and other enthusiasts. The windmill stood still for a year and a half because of a safety problem with the blades. Gerard Menting 11-02-19, 08:34 Source: De Gelderlander 2 Comments That has now been remedied, to the relief of miller André Konink, who, with the volunteer millers, keeps the monument from 1849 running. Every Saturday visitors are welcome and the vanes turn when the wind cooperates. "In the period that the mill stopped, we grinded corn on a small scale with an electric motor, so regular customers could get flour here. But if the blades do not turn, you will not get a lot of visitors, and that is a sha...
