It was a great day so we headed out early looking for a bike hire shop. In Belgium and the Netherlands there is nothing surer than having a bike shop in every town and village. This seems especially true in Limburg which is reknown for its cycling. It wasn't easy to find, being located in the middle of a college. You would have thought someone would have mentioned this after asking a number of people.
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| Holly just loooved this, did notice from time to time her legs weren't rotating! ;) |
The bikes were great; we had two tandems one for me and Holly, and the other for Sue and Julia. Sophia had her own. There is an amazing array of purpose built cycle lanes away from the roads. We went on a circuit of 15kms. It was rather demanding because it involved hills and we needed to be back in an hour. We got lost once, but people in Belgium are very friendly and it wasn't long before we were on our way again. I saw a number of cycling groups going out and felt the call to join but wasn't able to. Maybe in a number of years.
At noon we headed back to the Netherlands and to visit a cousin of mine Marienel and Marco Janssen . They own a shop selling antique handles for all sorts of home use. It was amazingly well run and incredibly busy given it is located in a small town. Apparently they get customers from all over Europe and their internet customers come from all over the world.
My ome Hub (Marienel's father) was there also. The kids entertained by putting on a performance which all were taken by. It was a great time and we didn't leave until late in the afternoon.
Like in the south of Holland, it is great and relaxed. It was a chance to slow down and relax. However, the next day we headed off back to the UK. We met a really nice French service station attendant on our short time going back through France. She clearly didn't speak English and our attempt to say hi and thanks ended up being in Dutch. She must have wondered what she had encountered.
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