Flemish NRttK

[BalkanExpress]

I went to Stanfords this afternoon, and sort of failed. I've got a 1 to 100,000 of West-Vlaanderen which takes us from just west of Gent to Oostende and then down to De Panne. They didn't have the Oost-Vlaanderen jobby, which would have taken us from the outskirts of Brussels.

If work is not too hectic, I'll look for one at lunch. Worst case scenario I can dismember my road atlas, (which I may do in any case as it is easier to read than the IGN maps )

 

[swarm_catcher]

Final GPX track is attached. I also have the route on my GPS device, should we go off track. I'm pretty sure my sister said she would have paper maps. Will check with her tonight.

 

[BalkanExpress]

I used the open maps app on my iphone in holland, you can set it to open cycle maps so it'll give you location, a zoomable map and (importantly for sense-of-directionless me) the location of all the fiets points. Haven't found a fiets app that does Belgium yet.

I have found an android app

http://www.vlaanderen-fietsland.be/app.php

but not one for iphone

 

[mmmmartin]

Wind now from the west. I'm gong to be three foot in front of Susie's front wheel the entire time

Met Office now saying for Ghent at 2am there will be a SW wind, 9mph and no gusts, and 9 degrees. This is starting to look suspiciously like the best weather I've had on a FNRttC for quite some time.

 

[Aperitif]

Met Office now saying for Ghent at 2am there will be a SW wind, 9mph and no gusts, and 9 degrees. This is starting to look suspiciously like the best weather I've had on a FNRttC for quite some time.

There will be a Ghentle breeze...have fun everyone - and no waffling. Bee for Belgium it is.
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[BalkanExpress]

Final GPX track is attached. I also have the route on my GPS device, should we go off track. I'm pretty sure my sister said she would have paper maps. Will check with her tonight.

Just in case I now have photocopies of the required pages from my road atlas (1:100 000)

A quick play on google maps' street view suggests that (unusually for Belgium) there are useful signposts along the way.

 

[User169]

Weather sounds promising! Should get into Brussels Central at 10:30. Meantime, some lo-fi from the lowlands to get you in the oostende mood..

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzfJfkqfgHM[/youtube]

 

[swarm_catcher]

Ah, for me it has to be this:

 

[swarm_catcher]

Be careful, you might never leave:

 

[dellzeqq]

I'm utterly, utterly captivated by this little escapade. I'm going to ride along on Susie's left side to shelter her from the wind, and not worry about where we're going, or what progress we're making or anything. It's just going to be great.

 

[ceepeebee]

I am really so very jealous of this trip, enjoy y'all.

 

[StuAff]

Also jealous. Looking forward to being more jealous still after reading reports.

 

[mmmmartin]

Yup. Even my mini adventure via dover, dunkirk, de panne, brussels to the start point promises to be good. The ride back from de panne to dunkirk into a vicious headwind along the coast perhaps less so, especially after a night without sleep, perhaps less enjoyable but it is all part of the game. And (whisper it) the Normandy trip approaches day by day......

 

[swarm_catcher]

Tweeting with #fnrttk

 

[User169]

Really looking forward to this now.

Some preparatory sun, fettelage and beer...