The following day Jim got the bikes out and we went for a short ride along the beach front. It's been 15 years since Jim has been on a bike so it'll take a while to get used to 21 gears (we only had three in Holland), and there will inevitably be some sore bits, so ' a short ride' seemed like a good idea. We also caught up with Gary and Linda, friends we made on last year's trip, and inspected their new boat 'Layla' a 40 ft 'Jeaneau'. They won't be leaving for a week but we have no doubt that our paths will cross again in the next few months.