The Adventures of Lorie and Brian Groth

Not far from our place is a project that seems to have a few problems. They certainly need a pump, but notice all the different steel beams. The neighboring homes are all severely cracked now too.

This is my 2nd attempt to transport two 10kg bags of dogfood since we sold our car. While the bike is less wobbly without weight on the front, I did notice the bags slipping off to one side a little.

So, I’m still working on the right setup and I’ll get another chance in 3 or 4 weeks once the dogs eat these bags.

She throws herself a party, of course! This is how our friend, Pita, celebrated her 50th; she rented out part of this building in the heart of Amsterdam’s most popular, Vondelpark. It was filled with her friends, representing about 13 different nationalities.

I used to strap a kayak to the roof of my car, and now I use those same straps to attach 10kg bags of dogfood to my bicycle.

The bike does feel a little wobbly with that much weight over the front tire, but otherwise rides nice.

Of course, since it is a UNESCO World Heritage site, even a cloudy day is beautiful.

Tonight we rented a very nice covered and heated boat from 1910, now electric, and saw the Light Festival on the canals of Amsterdam. More info about that is at:

https://amsterdamlightfestival.com/en

A few photos from my phone, which never look great at night:

It’s a bit too flat to be overly impressive, but still nice.

A nice clear day turned into a thick fog, so we had foggy fireworks and foggy bridges to go along with a crowded party scene (all of Amsterdam) and our nervous poodles. However, we did enjoy the oliebollen with powdered sugar.

The weather report said we would have 9 inches of fresh Utah powder at Alta today, and we were not disappointed.

I was able to get out of work early enough to take a walk on the beach, which looks NW over the Arabian Gulf, which is part of the Arabian Sea. Thankfully, the rain had stopped for the day (rain is rare here) and it was a comfortable 75F.