To Belgium with Kevin - CycleBlaze

To Belgium with Kevin

Cycling across (a bit of) Europe with a baby

By Chris Pountney
1,277 km (793 miles) over 866 days since Aug. 10, 2022
What’s all this about then? heart 54

The Trial Run

Day 1: Fredericia to just outside Aalborg heart 98
Day 2: To just north of Aars heart 108
Day 3: To Ertebølle heart 60
Days 4 & 5: Partying in Ertebølle heart 16
Day 6: To just north of Aars heart 90
Day 7: To just outside Aalborg heart 71
Day 8: To Fredericia and home heart 64

The Week Before

Perfect preparation prevents pathetic pedalling heart 39

The Main Event

Day 1: Fredericia to Kolding heart 104
Day 2: To Haderslev heart 135
Day 3: To Aabenraa heart 119
Day 4: To Frøslev heart 102
Day 5: To Germany!!! heart 86
Day 6: To Kropp heart 76
Day 7: To Rendsburg heart 58
Day 8: To Beringstedt heart 95
Day 9: To Itzehoe heart 67
Day 10: Rest day in Itzehoe heart 37
Day 11: To just outside Hüll heart 97
Day 12: To Hemmoor heart 82
Day 13: To the forest heart 121
Day 14: To Mr Meyer’s campsite heart 73
Day 15: To the outskirts of Bremen heart 133
Day 16: To Bremen heart 84
Day 17: Rest day in Bremen heart 60
Day 18: To Bassum heart 70
Day 19: To Goldenstedt heart 88
Day 20: To Lohne heart 73
Day 21: To Badbergen heart 74
Day 22: To just north of Herzlake heart 56
Day 23: To Bokeloh heart 89
Day 24: To The Netherlands! heart 124
Day 25: To Coevorden heart 122
Day 26: To a campsite near Marienberg heart 82
Day 27: To Haarle heart 66
Day 28: To Deventer heart 57
Days 29 & 30: Rest days in Deventer heart 55
Day 31: To Lieren heart 61
Day 32: To the forests west of Arnhem heart 89
Day 33: To Zuidelijke Plas heart 158
Day 34: To another campsite somewhere. heart 95
Day 35: To Veghel heart 116
Day 36: Rest day in Veghel heart 40
Day 37: To Casteren heart 115
Day 38: To Belgium! heart 136

The Intermission

To England heart 188
A lovely break in Liskeard heart 164

The Return Journey

By train to Bath heart 55
By train to London heart 73
By train to Belgium heart 67
Cycling Day 1: To Lommel heart 133
Day 2: To Weert (NL) heart 87
Day 3: To the German border heart 53
Day 4: To Anrath heart 64
By train to Flensburg heart 95
Home to Fredericia heart 53