January 1, 2026

Running

 I ran this morning.
At 08.15 More cars than I expected. It rained slightly off and on the whole way. 




December 31, 2025

Year end activity compilation

 Well, last day of 2025.

I compiled all my run/hike/walk/bike distances of the last 3 years. Totals in kilometers..

          2023  2024   2025
All    1836   1942   2066
Run    764     825     901
Hike   416     774     781
Bike   178       28     144
Walk  475     309     302

Tomorrow, Jan 01, 2026 I'm doing my only tradition, which was started
when I was living in Nijmegen, Holland in 1997:

Running in the New Year.

I'll be doing my longest distance: 14km

This was Jan 01, 2025

At 07.00, when everyone else is still asleep....


December 23, 2025

Christmas & New Year

Well, it has been warm in Flagstaff for the past 10 days.....

Best wishes everyone!



December 7, 2025

Flagstaff

It's winter here in Flagstaff. 
Sunny days and freezing at night, early this morning it was -5 Celsius. 
I went running, 14 km....

End of January I will be flying to Athens, Greece. I will be there until end of April.


November 9, 2025

Flagstaff

Beautiful weather in Flagstaff.
I took the train from Los Angeles to Flagstaff on Thursday evening.
Arrived in Flagstaff on Friday at 07.15. Thursday night I slept about 1 hour.
I took a city bus halfway to the house and walked (4.5km) the rest.

I slept 10 hours on Friday night. Saturday morning I did a 6km hike.
Today, Sunday, I rode my touring bike on St Mary Road, a distance of 19km

So, I'm back on schedule....


November 6, 2025

San Pedro - Flagstaff

My time as a dog/cat sitter in San Pedro has come to an end.
Late afternoon I am taking the train from Los Angeles (Union Station) to Flagstaff.
12 hours in the train, arriving in Flagstaff around 05.00.
It is warm in San Pedro, but I have to dress warm for the over night train. It will be freezing in Flagstaff.