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Of Children and Angels 8
Of course, it meant a lot of swing-shift work, as Preston called it. For the next week, at least ten kilometers in all directions, they rode every road, lane and trail they could find. They took pictures of everything conceivably … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, geography, transportation
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Of Children and Angels 6
On the ride back to their campsite, Angie and Preston discussed this idea. Angie insisted, “Corrupt officials are one thing. Local politicians are seldom clean any more than they might be anywhere else in the world. But the Dutch police … Continue reading
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Tagged child trafficking, cycling, geography, government, military
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Of Children and Angels 5
They didn’t yet know where the breaking house was, and finding it wouldn’t be simple. Asking questions would likely cause the mission to abort and utterly fail to identify the carriers. They needed to catch the traffic bringing the kids … Continue reading
Of Children and Angels 4
They packed that evening and left before dawn the next morning. Their hosts at the orchard insisted on Preston and Angie take the camping equipment with them. They spoke unconvincingly of letting them return the gear later. Preston had already … Continue reading
Of Children and Angels 2
At the crossing, they turned right and promptly dismounted their bikes. They climbed up on the tiny train platform. In due time, a small train arrived headed south to Heerlen. They arrived at the station just a couple hundred meters … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, geography, psychology, survival, transportation
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Of Children and Angels 1
(This begins Part 3 of the saga of Angie and Preston in the Benelux.) It was time for a bit more mundane work. Besides, Preston had not been this close to the old POMCUS site since coming back to the … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 10
The message came in their email the next morning. Bingo; good eye. We believe someone tried to follow you. Here’s hoping you succeeded in losing them. Rescued about half the bus kids; another setback for them. Send more ordinary shots … Continue reading
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Of Wheels and Angels 9
There were a couple of layovers and train swaps, but each time the bikes were not much of a problem. The special cars were marked with a bike symbol. It was nearly dark when they arrived at Herzogenrath. Preston decided … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 8
The biggest shock was inside the wrapper of the camera. There were two passports from some small Caribbean nation in their fake names and matching Eurail passes. “That should smooth things out a bit, eh Daphne?” Angie chuckled. “I’ll try … Continue reading
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Of Wheels and Angels 7
The road south out of Saint Vith ran more or less parallel with an autobahn. However, the autobahn was born aloft on very high pylons, while the lesser route Perston and Angie took dropped rapidly down to the valley floor … Continue reading