We are now approaching the first winter since we moved to the Netherlands, and it looks like it is going to be a cold one.

This morning, the temperature was around 0C, and on my way to the train station to catch my train to work, most of the cars I passed were covered in a layer of ice. By the time I got to the station, my fingers felt much like the roofs of those cars.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love the cold, and I am definitely looking forward to seeing some snow in a few months time, but this cold weather did sneak up on me.

It is now mid-October, and already the early morning temperature has reached freezing point, whereas, back in Cape Town, even in mid-winter, the minimum temperature rarely drops below a few degrees above zero, so my body is having to adjust.

This ought to be a fun winter.

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