Day 4, Friday morning sees me at Jan van Dam's to get the head bearings sorted. Jan wheels the Pan into the workshop and we get the top yoke off, bearings regreased and finally re-adjusted after about 35 minutes - job done.
"What do I owe you Jan?" says I
"No charge" says Jan, "happy to help out, enjoy your trip"
What a gesture from a genuinely nice guy - bottle of whisky on the way!!
Heading to Amsterdam today, and the bike won't turn a wheel until Sunday.
Usual drinking frenzy with brother in Amsterdam Friday - Local bar Cafe de Zuid, then up town to a few brown cafes we can't remember, into the Jordan and De Twee Prinsen, Cafe Thijssen, bar I can't remember, then a good session in Molly Malones where we met big Chris amongst others! I can only just remember leaving and dragging a staggering bro home. This lead to a subdued and steady Saturday which involved a lie in to 11:00am, a gentle session for a few hours watching the football in Cocos off the Rembrandts Plein, back to Kens via a couple in De Groene Olifant followed by pizza and a few more beers at home watching a weird cartoon on DVD - Free Jimmy.
Left Kens in Amsterdam Sunday morning at 08:30 heading for the Channel tunnel, arriving 12:45 and get the train leaving at 13:20, getting back to Lincoln for 16:30.
Overall a really good week, and approx 1200 miles done on the old Pan which, apart from the head bearings, was faultless and now comfy again following the fitting of bar risers to get the posture more upright. Not bad for a 15 year old bike.
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