{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-journal-js","path":"/journal/243","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"html":"<h1>Hulst to Ghent, Belgium</h1>\n<h3>Thursday October 18, 2018, 32 miles (51 km) - Total so far: 7,021 miles</h3>\n<p>(11,299 km)</p>\n<p>We slept pretty well despite the traffic noise. Everything was a bit damp this\nmorning; gone are our dry starts, alas!!</p>\n<p>We decided not to follow the node system today in the interests of saving our\ntired legs from a few wiggly km. Komoot sent us on a decent route but, with\nlots of cycle paths along busy roads, it wasn't so interesting or peaceful.\nThere do seem to be cycle paths along all of the bigger roads though, which is\ngreat!!</p>\n<p>We stopped for fairly early lunch but we're still in Ghent by around 1pm. It's\na lovely little city. We managed a decent look around before shopping and then\nheading to camping Blaarmesen. It's pretty standard but the very hot showers\nwere much appreciated after three days’ roughing it!!</p>\n<p>Plenty of time for admin this afternoon. Our ferry is booked for Sunday, as\nare our first two YHAs back in the uk. We really are nearly home now! I've\nbeen excited about it for so long but not quite sure how I feel about it now\nit's really happening…..</p>\n<p>Our route today: <a href=\"https://www.strava.com/activities/1912319840\">https://www.strava.com/activities/1912319840</a></p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;  max-width: 800px;\"\n    >\n      <a\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-link\"\n    href=\"/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/f9218/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg\"\n    style=\"display: block\"\n    target=\"_blank\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 75%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Dramatic skies and architecture in Ghent\"\n        title=\"Dramatic skies and architecture in Ghent\"\n        src=\"/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/4b190/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/e07e9/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg 200w,\n/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/066f9/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg 400w,\n/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/4b190/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg 800w,\n/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/e5166/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg 1200w,\n/static/ce0f28d9ec7ce505f41274a5855ca83c/f9218/7570E32A-6D93-4184-AA13-85FFCBFF6D21.jpg 1333w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n  </a>\n    </span></p>","frontmatter":{"date":null,"path":"/journal/243","title":""}}},"pageContext":{}}}