Woke up today with the threat of rain until about 3PM. No one likes to be out in the rain for possible hours and with a long and short loop rides scheduled, it was decided to create a shorter 35 km loop ride and delay the start to the afternoon and assess the conditions as the day progressed.
Eduard started to create the new short loop ride and I volunteered to convert his files (GPX) into a format (TCX) that contained the turn by turn directions that can be used by Garmin and RideWithGPS devices.
The later start also gave me a chance to obtain files necessary for the Garmin units to operate in Belgium.
We departed for our 35 km loop at 3 PM and left trying to dance between the rain drops of a light drizzle. The drizzle stopped pretty quickly and for the rest of the ride it was little to no rain. The temperature was moderate, between high 60's to low 70's, pretty good biking conditions.
Along the way, one of the riders got a flat, not unusual for rainy conditions. Look at the photo above. You have 3 riders fixing the flat and a dozen of so riders just watching. With friends like this, who needs enemies?
The highlight of the trip was the "Cycling through water - Bokrijk". It's a ramp that bisects a lake with the top of the lake just a bit lower than the side edges of the ramp. It almost feels like Moses dividing the Red Sea. The ducks on the lake will come up to the edge of the Bokrijk and look you in the eyes. Don't forget to click on the photo link at the end of this blog to see additional photos.
We're very fortunate that even though we had an abbreviated ride today, Eduard was able to shows us this very interesting and unique local attraction.
Happy Biking
Brian
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