I’m on a biking holiday — first time I’ve done such a thing. Here’s a short summary of what’s happened so far:
Day 3: Maastricht – Eindhoven
Bike counter settings:
| begin: | 198km |
| end: | 292km |
| cumulative avg: | 17.6km/hr |
| route: | Lanaken, Zutendaal, As, Opgladbeek, Bree, Bocholt, Achel, Valkenswaard, Aalst |
Today was going to be fairly easy: mostly flat, about 80km (if I didn’t get too much lost :), and another nice day with nice weather. I crossed back into Belgium by going west out of Maastricht, and was very pleasantly surprised to find I had arrived in Flanders. People spoke Dutch!! Roads had bike lanes! Often even separated! After 2 days in Luxembourg and Walloon, it was a godsend. I left Maastricht in the morning at about 10:30, had a few breaks, and even a beer (I passed the Martens brewery at one point, and figured to celebrate it with a Martens pils. Conclusion: so not worth it — and thas was before I got back on the bike).
I arrived at about 17:00 in Eindhoven, and brought my bike immediately to the bike mechanic for its first revision. I had a nice evening at my parent’s place (yey, my new toner arrived!).