It was pretty busy getting out of Ghent this morning as the streets were full of commuters – all of whom were on bikes! We checked out of our classy pad on the edge of the red light district, and wove between cyclists, as we linked various cycle ways out of the city. It was Read more

With a day off the bikes planned, we took a slow walking route through Ghent. It has a much more ‘lived in’ city feel, but there’s still plenty of impressive buildings to look at… This building catch our eye, so we wandered through the arch and discovered a nice bar at the waters edge.. Total Read more

Ahhh, the luxury of a hotel night. A bathroom only a few steps away from the bed and a large breakfast just a short elevator ride from the room door. We woke feeling pretty exhausted to be honest, but the gentle start, a splendid shower and big feed soon got us back on track. We Read more

There was a little bit of rain in the night and a few drops remained as we cycled out of camp this morning with jackets on. We’ve decided to leave the coast now and head for Brugge Belgium. We took a short detour after sighting the impressive church spire of Middelburg, and almost stopped in Read more

The flowers in the meadow seemed even more vibrant in the morning sunshine. I could have slept more, but we’d decided to push onto a campsite further away, so needed to keep things moving. Packing away didn’t take that long, but when you only have two small panniers, there’s only so long you can take Read more

We were woken gently by the sound of birdsong through the ships tannoy, followed by a very loud announcement to let us know that it was 05:30am and breakfast was about to be served! We stayed in bed until 06:30 and at 07:00, rolled off the front of the boat and into Holland… Once we’d Read more