Minus Nine
9 February 2021
The Netherlands is in the grip of an extreme cold spell resulting from Storm Darcy which has swept across much of Europe this week. There
Teveren
4 February 2021
Today’s warm, sunny, spring-like weather encouraged me to to take a 58 km cycle ride into Germany, my longest ride of the year so far.
January
1 February 2021
January has been a month of extreme weather conditions here in South Limburg. Snow, sub-zero temperatures, torrential rain and high winds have swept across the
Vaals
31 January 2021
Today I had a nice, but cold, 36 km cycle ride to the south and west of Heerlen. It was minus 1 degree when I
Rimburg
23 January 2021
My 40 km cycle ride today took me to the north and east of Heerlen, including a few kilometres in nearby Germany. Snow is forecast
Wilhelminaberg
20 January 2021
This morning I took advantage of a break in the stormy weather to take a 5.5 km cycle ride. It might have been short in
Ter Worm
18 January 2021
Today I had a nice 32 km cycle ride to the east of Heerlen. The light snow that fell at the weekend has disappeared and
Local Walk
15 January 2021
Cycling in sub-zero temperatures is not much fun. Factor in the wind chill at my normal riding speeds of around 25-30 km/h and the whole
Cranenweyer
10 January 2021
Today’s 13 km cycle ride was my first outing of 2021. It was also the first opportunity I’ve had to explore my new surroundings, having
Twenty Twenty
1 January 2021
What a year 2020 has been. Covid-19 has infected tens of millions of people all over the world, almost two million of whom have subsequently
