And it is summer...

After a week of plenty of sunshine and the second heatwave for this year, then finally this morning we had a downpoor of about 5 minutes. Result: all day, outside it felt like a sauna. But in the evening there is a breeze and it cools down a bit. Time for some wind around my helmet...

A bit later in the evening...
All week I take care of my grandson, when he arrives from school. My daughter has to work and during the holidayseason she gets some extra hours and so do I. Around 8 PM she comes to get her son home, our only grandchild. As soon as she has left, I don't hesitate and get my bikersuit on and shout to the boys upstairs that I'm out on a run. They answer me, so they understand what I'm saying. Yesterday I gave the Shadow a spin, today I take my Deauville for a ride. Along the route I see that the temperature had dropped to a very nice 19 degrees, great after such a humid day.

The evenings become shorter already...
At 9 PM I drive through the city of Leeuwarden and take the exit to Stiens. I feel the need to take the B-roads, but I want to have a look at the pier first, so I drive there straight away. I meet 2 other bikers, that are going to leave soon, as they have to be back at the camping in time. Otherwise they cannot park the bikes on the camping and you would like to have your beloved bike near you during the night.

Haven't seen this before...
I've never been to the pier this late in the evening and I am stunned by the look of the sunset. Without hesitating, I take my camera out and give it a shot. With the silhouette of the bike. On the way back, again I resist the urge to take B-roads. To drive via Bornwird, Raard, Lichtaard and Reitsum to Genum and from there via Jislum and Birdaard homeward. I just go via Dokkum. Underway I admire the crops. The Sugar beets, the patato-plants in white bloom and the corn, that is almost of a golden yellow.

A bit of a disappointment...
At 10 PM I'm home again and take a seat behind my PC. I download the pictures in the computer and I ascertain that reality is far better than the picture, more stunning. Well, it was worth the try. No complaints from me, it is summer. Even though it is too hot to have a ride in leather during the day, every evening, when traffic is more quiet, it is lovely to have a ride.

Betty Smit.

Betty Smit.
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