Summer!

Hot is here. Cold used to be the order of the day but since summer solstice, June 21, our daily special here in Holland is warm, warmer and now hot.  We had been complaining that we couldn't get any work done to the outside of the boat because it was too cold, windy or rainy.  Now, of course, it's way too sunny and we would scorch our delicate skin working out there.

 Luckily, it's not too cold to use an old fashioned outdoor pissoir.  This one is charmingly set in the middle of a garden in Elburg,   Not only can you relieve that full feeling, you can also contemplate the beauty of the flowers while doing so.  Nifty!

 Entering downtown Elburg

The small figure on the left of the picture is an upright Dwight, concentrating on not going arse over teakettle while negotiating the uneven cobblestones of Elburg with his bicycle.  Bumpy or not, it was a sweetly scenic street even though the local bakery charged us three euros for three rather mediocre croissants.