Actifit report for Easter Monday

Just going outside is a treat these days. Yesterday I indulged in a 40km ride on my city bike.

As you can see on the map, I avoided built-up areas, which worked pretty well. I also stayed at home on Sunday, when it was much warmer.

Joe Biden would love these flowers. They were flowering everywhere by the side of the road.

OK, they're not actual rape flowers, also known as canola, but closely related.

There's a big sky in the middle of nowhere, near Werkhoven. This is a polder with larger fields and less water than the swamp I grew up in.

I've been here before, but I didn't notice that there's a compound here which obviously looks like a monastery. It was a convent for Augustine nuns, built in 1960. Well, that didn't last until the end of the century. It's a conference center called Sawaya now, with a vegetarian kitchen and owners inspired by Buddhism.

I didn't expect to get tired from a 40km bike ride, but I was very hungry at the end. Well, at least I lost weight. And it was necessary, I've never been so fat. In other words, I'm out of shape - let's blame the quarantine!

Cycling