Boating on Easter Monday...

That same afternoon, Jimmy, Kati and I headed to Leiden to go boating with Maria, a hash friend living in Einhhoven. I must admit that I’ve found it ironic since moving to Holland that the US considers itself quite religious, but the average corporate employee doesn’t get any time off for Easter, while Dutch employees get Easter Monday off even though this country prides itself on being secular. Anyways, not going to complain because it meant that Jimmy and Maria had the day off and we could go boating.

It was a beautiful spring day with lovely columbine flowers growing along the side of the canal...

…and geese invading our dock who were quickly removed by Kati.

Some ducks were happy to follow us...

…until Captain Kati scared them away,