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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

{BIKING}

Since I've finished scanning all our photo albums, I've joined Pieter for a spin on our Schwinn Bikes.
In the summer without a helmet... Oh, we hate that thing on our head when the weather is above 30°C (86°F).
I'm very happy that Pieter managed to attach my late Dachshund Mauzie's basket on this bike. Great for keeping a rain coat or whatever.
We love to take some quiet roads and less hilly but that is nearly impossible in our area!
We pauze for a drink of water... much needed!
No matter what you wear, it is hot!
In May we still did wear our helmet.
We will have to wait a couple of weeks before we have again somewhat cooler weather.
The problem with wearing a helmet, you can not put your hair in a bun, it will not fit inside the helmet!

But we both love to bike; that's a good thing.

Are you biking?

17 comments:

  1. Jullie zijn sportief stel en het is ook wel een mooie omgeving om te fietsen .Groetjes, Joan

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  2. Zo'n helm lijkt me vreselijk inderdaad, ze proberen het hier ook door te voeren, maar niemand wil eraan.

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  3. Liebe Mariette,

    da sieht man, wie sportlich ihr beide seid.
    Das ist vorbildlich.

    Sonnige Grüße
    Elisabeth

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  4. Os meus amigos sempre em forma, gostei de ver.
    Um abraço e boa semana.
    Andarilhar

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  5. It's lovely that you cycle, good to keep fit.
    In Australia it's compulsory to wear bike helmets whatever the weather! Awful in summer!!

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  6. Great pictures from your biking tours, dearest Mariette!
    Happy week to you,
    Love and hugs, Claudia xo

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  7. Good Afternoon Mariette, I used to love cycling, although I haven't done it for a few years now. The roads are so busy, and car drivers are not always the most patient people when it comes to cyclists. I envy your clear roads, because cycling is such good exercise. My daughter has just moved to Chicago where they have cycling lanes, so she has bought herself a bicycle to get to know the city. Interestingly, it is a bike imported from Holland. She said it is really sturdy and wonderful to ride.
    Now you both have me thinking, maybe I should buy a bicycle and join the club.
    Best wishes to you.
    Daphne

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  8. Oh I know, it's for safety, but still, wearing helmet in hot summer is such a pain...! When I was in elementary school, we had to wear helmet between home and school (we walked to/from school). I felt like steam was coming out from my head :-)
    It's great you keep so active. You look wonderful in your sporty outfit, Mariette. It's getting cooler so biking must be more pleasant next time :-)

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  9. You wouldn't be proper Dutch if you didn't love your bike. You look great, lovely outfits and nice bike. Wearing a helmet is an issue for Dutch people!

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  10. YES!!!! No matter what you wear its hot! You are an inspiration dear Mariette!! You look amazing always - and you look happy!! LOVE IT!! It's always a boost to come by here and get a taste of your loving-and-enjoying-life-blog. Sending you big hugs my sporty fit sweet friend:-)

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  11. Real sport ! can not deny ;-)
    Hugs Mariette

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  12. Hey da ist jemand ganz fit - gut schaust Du aus, liebe Mariette! :-)
    So "halbnackig" fährt man bei uns in unsrem Alter ja eigentlich nicht mehr auf dem Rad, aber ich hätte auch kein Problem damit. Es wäre mir nur zu heiß in der prallen Sonne. Hier würdest Du in Nullkommanix versengen. ;-) Denn in unserer Gegend gibt es kaum Schatten an den Straßen, wo man entlangfahren kann oder zwischen den Feldern. Bäume sind da rar gesät und die Sonne brennt gnadenlos ... Ohne Sonnenhut mit breiter Krempe, die bis in den Nacken reicht, fahre ich im Sommer nie mit dem Rad, aber einen Helm liebe auch ich nicht. Ich habe keine Angst und bin seit meiner frühen Kindheit eine sehr sichere Radfahrerin und fahre auch heute besonders umsichtig, das wird ja mit zunehmendem Alter immer wichtiger. Zum Helm lasse ich mich jedenfalls nicht mehr bekehren. *lach*

    Bei Euch ist zumindest Schatten, das ist dann noch ganz angenehm. Ich lasse das Rad bei diesem Wetter lieber stehen, weil ich keine Lust habe, an den stickigen Landstraßen entlangzuradeln. Da fahre ich lieber mit dem Auto in schönere Gegenden, wo ich dann lieber laufe.

    Wie sieht das bei Euch eigentlich mit Mücken oder anderem Ungeziefer aus? Ich müßte mich von oben bis unten mit Anti Brumm einreiben, daher habe ich inzwischen gern Kleidung, die imprägniert ist, das finde ich immer noch besser, als mir die Haut ständig mit diesem Giftzeug einzureiben.

    Damit habe ich Deine Frage ja schon beantwortet. Ich fahre sonst sehr gerne Rad, doch nicht so sehr gern in meiner Gegend, wo ich jetzt wohne. An meinem vorigen Wohnort war es schöner, Rad zu fahren, da habe ich es öfter getan. Und das Rad mit dem Auto zu transportieren, finde ich einfach zu umständlich. Ein vernünftiges Klapprad haben wir auch noch nicht ausfindig gemacht.
    Wir hatten heute übrigens 34 Grad Celsius und so geht das morgen weiter. Ich finds herrlich!

    Liebe Grüße
    Sara

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  13. Good morning Mariette,
    I really admire you enjoy biking! I gave up riding my bike several years ago. I enjoyed all of your photos, especially love the last two. Happy new week!

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  14. Looks like you both have enjoyed your biking days ...I had wanted to bike this summer - but it was so hot here most days this summer. Hopefully as the cooler temps of autumn roll in I will get out on one. I have not been on a bike since my accident ... great photos of you both.

    Hugs , Celia

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  15. Your Schwinn Bikes but in Summer weather a helmet in the Summer you both love to bike!
    When I was younger age always I drive my bike in country side Hiroshima my grand father lives in there When we lost our home in Osaka city...I hope next fore years time both love to bike shore to me! Dear Mariette san! Michiko

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  16. Liebe Mariette,
    wow du machst ja eine super sportliche Figur beim Fahrradfahren. Schön das ihr zusammen sportlich unterwegs seid.
    Im Grunde fahre ich gerne Fahrrad,aber hier oben habe ich wenig Lust, denn es geht steil runter und rauf käme ich nicht mehr. ;-)
    Geniesst eure jeweiligen Ausflüge solange der Winter keinen Einzug gehalten hat.

    Ganz liebe Grüsse
    Julia

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  17. Good for you! Great exercise. And yes, I hate those helmets, too, but they do protect us.

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