Field Notes from the Road
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- Day 6: Ghent to Brussels (Final Push)
62km, one very tight bike bag, and the long way home. Up early, no leisurely hotel breakfast today. That could wait until the road provided… - Day 5: Bruges to Ghent (The Easy One)
Bruges wakes up quietly, and if you’re smart enough to be out in it before the tourists arrive, it rewards you handsomely. Lucy has always… - Day 4: Gravelines to Bruges (The Coastal Section)
Blue skies, Belgian cycle paths, and a hotel upgrade. This is more like it. Some days just deliver. Everything I’d hoped for when I planned… - Day 3: Abbeville to Gravelines (The Long Slog)
128km, sideways rain, and a Brompton in the bath. The forecast said rain all morning. It was right, and then some. The first 20km felt… - Day 2: Dieppe to Abbeville (First Proper Day in the Saddle)
100km, 750m of climbing, and 50km of rain. The adventure gets real. Breakfast first. A little bit of everything, and a quiet piece of cake… - Day 1: Albourne to Dieppe (The Warm Up)
The warm-up. The goodbye. The silly small bike. The last week was a blur. Work, emails, deadlines, the usual noise that fills every corner of…