(11,061 km)
\nWe had a sprinkling of rain this morning, first time in a while! It didn’t\namount to much, other than accelerating our packing up. Then we realised that\nwe hadn’t charged our battery pack fully, so delayed departure while we topped\nit up, as we’re planning three nights camping at ‘bivakzones’ (with no\nfacilities).
\nFinally we set off, and ambled over the last few lumps before things started\nto get as flat as you might expect from Holland. We soon approached the\nBelgian border, and realised we needed to cross the river…..from the map it\nappeared we would be taking a ferry. However, the ferry only runs on weekends\nat this late stage of the year! So we then put the node navigation system into\ngood use to find a way around, and onto a bridge. Took us a while to achieve\nthis as we ended up under said bridge in the first instance!
\nSoon enough we were in Belgium again, and cycling along a canal - flat flat\nflat. We paused to buy provisions, including water, as we hadn’t managed to\nfind anywhere to fill our bottles. Very irksome to be reaching for the single\nuse plastic, but we weren’t confident of the water supply at the bivakzone.
\nWe shouldn’t have worried. This bivakzone has a pump - which we knew, but who\nknows if these things will work! It’s clearly marked as not drinking water,\nbut we figure we’ll UV treat enough to top up our supplies for tomorrow.
\nThe bivakzone is great - not very remote, but it has a platform for tents, a\npit toilet, and a picnic table - oh the luxury!! There are also spots to hang\nhammocks, and plenty of ground for more tents (although it looks quite lumpy).\nIt’s right on the edge of the forest and next to a well-used track, so we’ve\nseen a few horses and mountain bikes. No one else camping though…..at least\nnot yet!
\nOur route from today:
\nhttps://www.strava.com/activities/1906291757
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