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Good and sturdy job Steve
6 years agoWe will be going to Gouda after we see you off in Amsterdam. You will need to tell us the name of your hotel
6 years agoI was surprised that the tab we bolted to did not bend, but just snapped off. Oh well, the solution worked well for almost 2000 km!
I think the new stand has a chance of working, though I think it is rather flexy. It is certainly better than looking for places to lean the bike all the time. Of course there is the ultimate solution - switch to a trike!
Hi Steve,
It's a European coot, called à foulque here. À Poule d'eau has red feet and beak, but is very similar.
Cheers,
Keith
Sorry for the stand
6 years agoYes, with the white shield it is surely an American Coot. But "American"? Is it a tourist?
6 years agoThe strange thing is that this hotel had bad reviews on Booking and we almost did not take it. It turned out to be one of our favourites - high ceilings, big room, big windows, lots of hot water, good place for the bikes, and right next to the tunnel and downtown. Yes, it's a bit tatty, but that makes us feel more at home!
Yes, we are having to send me out to do the walking, and Dodie is increasingly longing for the operation(s) to happen.
We found that Cote d'Or, which is cheap Belgian chocolate, is as good as anything. But a six pack of bars bought two days ago is down to two - what piggies!
Think in France it may be called a Poule d'Eau, a water chicken. ...???
6 years agoI knew that would be the hotel you would stay in in Antwerp!! Dodie I am really feeling for you about knees. Your time in Ypres reminded me so much of ours we stayed an extra day and I rested my knees while Ken explored and feed me expensive chocolate
Keep safe
Tricia
Coot!
6 years agoReading this brings back memories of my cycle trip along parts of the Western front following our New Zealand Soldiers in the summer of 2016. My first solo trip.
There was a large contingency of Canadian solider and I think Yorkshire. They marched at the beginning of the ceremony and at the end the bulgers played an answer and reply.
These are allmaps we picked up on previous trips. We collect them as we go and send them home periodically when we have too many and the weight is getting oppressive. It would be more sensible to try to get thembeforehand, but sensible seems to be a difficult thing to do.
6 years agoA lot of these look like a tourist bureau maps. Did you request those by email, or buy them online? I always pick up stuff like this along the way in tourist offices, but it seems like so much effort to get it before I leave.
6 years agoAs a Canadian, I associate The Last Post with Remembrance Day (November 11) and it makes me sad.
I looked up Taps on Youtube and yes, it's the song we sang at the end of Girl Guide meetings.
Funny how we are products of our similar but different cultures.
Jacquie
Nope, fence is missing on the right hand side of the bicycle path !
6 years ago