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Life in the Netherlands......there are No big yellow diesel school busses

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https://youtu.be/2j_8NDx1Ab0 Click the video link above. There are no big yellow diesel powered school busses in NL. And parents do not DRIVE their kids to school in the family car. Kids learn to ride bikes as soon as they can walk and you see the little flippers starting off with a walking bicyle ( with no pedals) Usually start them off 2~3 years old. They may start off going to school like this Most  daycare, nursery,  primary and middle are local, in the neighborhood. Within a mile or so. Some typical bicycle school busses. Special bike paths, road lanes and fast speed bike highways between towns all work to keep bikers and auto traffic separated. CHECK THIS OUT https://www.youtube.com/user/markenlei

da travelling da Vinci exposition right 'ere ...

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 About a  10 km bike ride down the road is a wonderful exposition of Leonardo da Vinci, in an old industrial foundry area of a beautiful old town of Ulft Art, drawings and scale working models of some of his inventions, ideas and machines. I found it fascinating and I'm sure some of me mates would like to see it also. Originally made cast iron and porcelain enamel here, bathtubs, stoves, cookware How did the ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians erect those massive stone columns? Lookout over the 'Old Issjel' river that runs through Ulft. Electric tour boats operate here....we are gunna haul the tin Canadian Canoe, with electric trolling motor down here and make a trip. The canoe fits on top of the Fiat Panda. Could not get M to the top of the lookout....it was only about 6 metres high. She tried but found not get up to the top.

It's coming....Autumn leaves and chestnuts roasting..

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'Alcheringa'....1959~2019 R.I.P. Our Island home destroyed by hurricane

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ALCHERINGA, our beloved Abaco Island, Bahamas home, from 1979 till recently, destroyed by hurricane 'Dorian', 01 September 2019.  Fourty years of memories. Wonderful times with many friends and families. Here is a link to before video... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3KitcK2Yo&feature=youtu.be Below are a few pics..before and after.....sad . Downtown Marsh Harbour, by the port. This is inside the harbour... Conch Inn, Dive Abaco, Blue hole Restaurant, Mangoes, Snappers, all retail, all residential ....GONE......6-8 metres ocean surge, 2 days of winds + 165-225 mph + mini typhoons spun off and ripped through. That white building top right is the top floor of the Blue Hole restuarant  that was washed over from the Conch Inn, by the swimming pool. Dive Abaco is under there somewhere. We experienced/survived many hurricanes on Abaco over the 30 + years, we were there. But have never seen anything like this. Many frien...

Abaco, six weeks later,

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After Hurricane Dorian https://m.facebook.com/NassauGuardian/videos/526668068108176/?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F1094910574%2Fposts%2F10219105122994358%2F&_rdr One month later..... http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/oct/11/domes-unveiled-to-house-1000-people-in-abaco/ http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/oct/11/20m-repair-bill-for-rand-and-marsh-harbour-clinic/ Refugee damage to Marsh Harbour Clinic $2 million

Octoberfest in Heelweg

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Oktober fest in Heelweg Well, we are only a few kms from Germany.

12 September....Abaco Devastated ....youtube videos

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DV-PLJq4HD4&feature=youtu.be Our former home https://youtu.be/DV-PLJq4HD4 More later