Me, my bike and MSR tent
It's a windmill, it must be Holland
I crossed the border late Saturday afternoon after a good run up to Liege and beyond it. Entering Holland, suddenly there were barrier separated bike lanes. It was so amazing I fell off my bike! I guess the Legoland landscape (everything seems to fit just right) made me relaxed. Still two good things out of it - the Dutch also have gravel and I got to use the first aid kit.
I camped in a small but fully provisioned campsite just a few kilometres in from the border. Fully provisioned means a restaurant that serves a good evening meal and and amazing breakfast. Today i rode into Maastricht which is only 10 km from the camp ground. Really this is bikers dreamland. And they are everywhere. I don't feel 'special' anymore and that's a good thing. Maastricht is a pretty little town and I just pottered around, drank a beer, ate a waffle and went to a couple of museums. It is great to have a bike to get around these smaller cities.
I camped in a small but fully provisioned campsite just a few kilometres in from the border. Fully provisioned means a restaurant that serves a good evening meal and and amazing breakfast. Today i rode into Maastricht which is only 10 km from the camp ground. Really this is bikers dreamland. And they are everywhere. I don't feel 'special' anymore and that's a good thing. Maastricht is a pretty little town and I just pottered around, drank a beer, ate a waffle and went to a couple of museums. It is great to have a bike to get around these smaller cities.
The Dutch are doing very well in the European Cup. Linda are you excited? I am going for the Dutch partly because my good cycling gear is orange and partly because as a Magpie supporter it expect but don't often get success. I trust we dismissed Carlton.
Linda, please tell Roy and Anke, I hope to be in Renkum by Wednesday.
I have now done 1000 km.
4 comments:
ha, I would be careful before typing things like " assume" and "dismissed" in the context of football and collingwood. ESpecially with you being thousands of kms away. Unfortunately there was no dismissal. In slightly related news, the dude being talked up as next years no.1 draft pick goes to Brighton Grammar and thus I am claiming fame, however far removed it may be. Love soph
Be sure to try some belgian fries with mayo!
Collingwood "dismissing" Carlton? God I laughed!
Richo is firming for the Browlow.
Jim
Linda passed Bernie's message on to us. I would have wanted to know much earlier of this blogspot, which is nice to read. Bernie does not have to rush to our place. On Wednesday Anke and I happen to be out during the evening, but of course we could arrange to leave the keys somewhere. This would allow Bernie to submerge himself in a tub with nice warm water and relax with a beer. We catch up then the next day. Please give us a ring.
Roy and Anke
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