Namibia revisited

Piet recently went back to Namibia, 2.5 years after his previous visit, with Mary. Although his responsibilities changed last year, Piet is still very much involved in the project, in a more supportive role. The week was filled with meetings, reconnecting with local stakeholders, and a visit to the rig, that drilled two wells offshore.

Piet and two of his colleagues managed to slot in a morning trip to GocheGanas private reserve, for a game drive and lunch. This was only a 30 minute drive from Windhoek, but felt like a whole different world, and a good break from several days of intense work. And watching wildlife never bores!

Giraffes in GocheGanas

Meerkats

Springboks

Zebras with foals

Tour de Hollande

In the last weekend of March piet joined the Tour de Hollande cycling trip, organised by his cycling buddies. The plan was to cycle towards the north and ride the Frisian Eleven Cities tour, and then back to The Hague, in 4 days. This was Piet's first ever multi-day cycling trip, with an average daily distance of 160 km. They stayed in hotels, and the baggage was driven around by one of the kids.

In the end ten MAMIL's (middle aged men in lycra) joined, and by keeping the average speed under control, proper coffee and lunch stops, and special buttocks ointment Piet finished with relative ease. They were very lucky with the weather, it was sunny, with little wind. They cycled through all eleven Frisian cities, all with beautiful centres and canals. And the social and culinary aspects were also important.....

Coffee break in Muiden

Kampen by dawn

Leaving Kampen

Hindeloopen, one of the 11 cities

The route of the 11 cities cycling tour

Lemmer, ice cream stop