Fine, warm and sunny 20-32deg, 77km, av. 16.6km/h, tot. 1617km. It was already fairly warm when we left the motel at 8:25am. Wendy had obtained all the required standpoint numbers for the route on her phone the night before. All we had to do was locate the first one, which we did, and away we went to the next and the next, etc. An easy 10km to get clear of the city and then it was rural, forest or small towns all the way. Not a hill to be seen anywhere, although ...

Fine, sunny and warm 18-28deg, 72km, av. 16.1km/h, tot. 1540km. Guido was kind enough to escort us out of town for the first 8km or so to ensure we had mastered the marvelous Belgium cycle route system. (Actually he wanted to make sure we left town as he had run out of beer and wine..joking). Their bike path system is similar to Holland's where they have 100s of "standpoints" (mostly intersections but not always) which have a number. There are sufficient signs be...

Fine and sunny with some scattered cloud, 15-25deg, 38km, av. 15.5km/h, tot. 1468km. Two sleep-ins in a row, we are getting quite spoilt. After a lovely leisurely breakfast Guido took us for a Tour de Asse. It was nice riding without the panniers in fine warm weather. He showed us around a marked circular cycle route around the district via a wide variety of paths, back roads and cycle lanes. The setting was mainly rural, with the normal farm animals and crops, w...

Cloudy with some late afternoon drizzle, 14-22deg, 0km, tot. 1430km. We are staying with Guido and Magda in their lovely house in a rural setting 19km north of Brussels. Wendy became friends with them while attending International Pharmacy Conferences all over the world. We intended to go on a bike tour of the area today but due to the ordinary weather we did it by car. First we had the nicest breakfast this trip, cooked by master chef Guido. The choice was enorm...

There appears to have been a tech problem with photos on the blog website. I've notified Travelpod and they said it's been fixed. Bright blue skies early then partly cloudy later, 13-22deg, 50km, av. 15.9km/h, tot. 1430km. Due to a late brekky we didn't get away till 9:30am. Loved the sunshine and the great Belgium cycle paths all the way to Asse. For the next three nights we are staying with friends for a few days not far from Brussels. Our host, Guido, rode out...