FNRttC Flemish Night Ride to the Kust 2017 (CLOSED)

[StuAff]

Ah, the one, the only, fin de siècle

It was indeed. I'm a bit of a fan. On my Brussels stay for the Neubauten gigs, I ate there three nights out of five! Nothing carb-loads quite like the Jambonneau…

 

[StuartG]

La Villette, is a trad Belge place http://www.la-villette.be
Bij den boer has a good value set menu, http://www.bijdenboer.com
Da Kao cheap and cheerful Vietnamese.

You were right and thanks for the suggestions BE. Anyone want to join me at any of first two? I'm on the 17:04 so I guess I'll be eating @ 8:30/9pm.

 

[Eddie_C]

I'm afraid I'm out - I've a memorial service to attend late on Saturday 29th.

 

[swarm_catcher]

I'm afraid I'm out - I've a memorial service to attend late on Saturday 29th.

Thanks for letting us know, Eddie.

 

[StuAff]

Bike ticket for (Ostend-Brussels) Monday booked & printed, Eurostar tickets printed, travel insurance renewed, Euros ordered...

 

[swarm_catcher]

Bike ticket for (Ostend-Brussels) Monday booked & printed, Eurostar tickets printed, travel insurance renewed, Euros ordered...

You asked about dialling the emergency number from mobiles. I do think it works across the countries that sign up to this, and you don't need to prefix with anything. What I read online points towards this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/112_(emergency_telephone_number)

 

[StuAff]

You asked about dialling the emergency number from mobiles. I do think it works across the countries that sign up to this, and you don't need to prefix with anything. What I read online points towards this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/112_(emergency_telephone_number)

Thanks!

 

[dontcallme]

I am booked on Eurostar dep St Pancras 1604 arr Brussels 1905.

@Trickedem & @ianrauk Can I join you after brekkie for a dash or saunter south to the ferry? Which are you booked on??

Hi Gordon,

Just realised we are on the same train. Fancy meeting up?

 

[StuAff]

Hi Gordon,

Just realised we are on the same train. Fancy meeting up?

As am I.....

 

[Gordon P]

we are on the same train. Fancy meeting up?

Yes, with @StuAff. We may bump into each other at EuroDispatch around 3 p.m. Otherwise I am in Coach 4, seat 33.
Upthread Stu stated his aim on arrival as to head for a named place for carb-loading: a good man to follow!

 

[ianrauk]

Thank you, Thank you and thrice thank you @swarm_catcher
Such an awesome nights entertainment.
So sad this was the last ride as it was my first. I hope this may run again sometime in another form.
Thank you to your good friends for the most wonderful hospitality. We were truly blessed. Wonderful spread made by wonderful people. Simply, it was out of this world.

After making a break from the main group, myself, Tim, Mary and Gordon made a break for Ostend and Dunkirk. We made very good timing, enough time to rest the legs for a bit in a Dunkirk Cafe.

What a great night. Great leadership, great company and great riding. Thanks again Els.

 

[mmmmartin]

130 miles is a long way and the average speed was pretty high as well.
I'm interested to see you chose to go inland for some of the route to Dunkirk, rather than stick to the promenade. I guess you went through Veurne, nice architecture.
My suggestion for a night ride from Calais to a French motorway service station and back didn't go down well.....

 

[Trickedem]

Thanks Els and everyone else for a fantastic ride. The organisation was fabulous and the food at the halfway stop was beyond wonderful. As always, I took some pictures.
My favourite was seeing this hedgehog

 

[mmmmartin]

Probably a first for the hedgehog as well.

 

[Gordon P]

What a great night.

I'm surprised that last railway bridge between the Town and the Port didn't make an impact on the profile: it felt like a mountain. Otherwise as all can see it was flat....