Bye Richard and Greg! Its very weird meeting folk and getting on so well with them then having to leave and possibly never see them again. Although Richard lives in Melbourne now so I'll see him in June, nice!
A beautiful day makes everything easier though and this was one. No wind, sunny, not too cold but not too hot, perfect! Heading for Gent for lunch on quiet roads with cycle paths most of the way. I read in Brugge; "maybe Gent will be as romantic as Brugge one day". I think not. I'm not sure why but I didn't like it much. Maybe it was the fact that I couldn't find the right road out of it for ages...
Eventually back on the road heading in the right direction but it was 3pm but the time I got going. Not good! Still a good while from Brussels....
Cycling was ok in the afternoon but some mild hills put me in a bad mood after days of continuous flat. Its like the rain in Glasgow; it pisses it down most of the time but everyone still gets upset if its dry for three days then the rain returns! By the time I was near Brussels the light was fading and I was getting more and more irritated. The signs were telling me to go into a small town on the outskirts so I decided to ignore them which may or may not have landed me on a motorway. Well folk were going very fast and beeping so the signs were there. Got off that pretty quickly and to my delight I was in Brussels!
Now, just to find the right street and house with no detailed map of Brussels and no knowledge of Flemish. Hmmmm... Eventually found a man who spoke English AND had a detailed map of Brussels. Jackpot. 2 minutes later I was in the house meeting my friend Hannah's parents, their friend Jo, two cocker spaniels and three cats. Happy days!
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