(11,005 km)
\n(We are going to be in Holland briefly twice, hence combining the account with\nthat for Belgium!)
\nToday felt tougher than it should have!! Brutal climbs out of Sprimont and\nover to the river valley. Beautiful though. Then dead flat with a tailwind\nalong the river....but it felt like a long way, and we spent FOREVER trying to\norganise a shopping trip to Decathlon, buying lunch and finding a toilet in\nLiege. It was all fine in the end of course ;) but I guess we then got going\nagain pretty late which somehow always makes me feel like I've ridden further\nthan I have!
\nThe ride into Liege was pretty nice, but riding out things became a lot more\nindustrial. We were glad to turn away from the river and into Holland! We've\nbeen excited about sampling the cycling 'mecca'. It was cool to see sooooo\nmany people on bikes, and to use so many cycle paths. But we found the\nnumbering of the nodes and routes a little less clear than Belgium. We\nprobably just need practice!! It IS really cool to have such extensive cycling\ninfrastructure and routes all laid out for you. And it was very pretty, AND we\nsaw two windmills. We're definitely here ;)
\nBy the way, we used the 'fietsroute.org' website to plan the route today. It\ngives you a list of the numbered nodes to follow, and can also write a gpx\nfile of the route. Ed navigated by nodes only today, and it worked really\nwell. The site and system cover both Belgium and Holland - brilliant!!
\nWe knew there were a couple of hills over to Valkenburg, but they nearly\nfinished me off. I am sure they are nothing really! We were pretty happy to\nfinally arrive at Camping Cauberg, on the Cauberg itself which is (apparently)\na famous (not very long!) climb. We couldn't be bothered to go back down the\nhill to the supermarket, so bought beer from the campsite and are eating our\nemergency rations :)
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