Not really anything special

Starting the trip with a 4 hour trainride (plus some delays) I started to ride in Maastricht around 14:30. A bit late to start the day, but also I felt like I already had a journey behind me and didn’t really feel like cycling.
Anyhow. I got on the way and started riding towards Belgium. I didn’t really notice the bordercrossing. The houses just suddenly weren’t “te koop”, but “a vendre”.

Before I bore you, I’ll be short: okay scenery, nothing special. 80km with 1000m of vert. Most uphills were quite gentle.
The only interesting thing was the usual first-day-doubts and mind-games I played with myself.
Made it to the campsite. Tents up, having a beer. Then sleep.Read more