Where's Bertie? He's *still* at the Aire at Harelbeke.
Weather: Fine start, turning breezy and showery this afternoon.
The Aire here holds 8 vans and it was a busy place over the weekend, with no space staying empty for long. The other occupants must have all been weekenders; as I type this Bertie is on his lonesome.
There's not much to say about today. We ummed and arrrred about whether to move on or stay put and the decision came down on the side of staying, even though we didn't think there was anything to see nearby that we hadn't already seen. As much as there is to be said about exploring new places there's not a massive number of motorhome parking areas in Belgium (although far more than in the UK!), and nothing leapt out at us as an intermediate stop on our way to Ghent (which is where we're going tomorrow). So, as the facilities here are unusually good and cheap, we opted to stay one more day.
Having explored 'out of the sports complex and left' yesterday, today we tried 'out of the sports complex and right'. In that direction we found the town centre, which was thoroughly unexciting and particularly dead, as most businesses don't open on a Monday. Even our intentions to walk back along the river were thwarted by building works. Thus the most interesting point was, as yesterday, looking at the local building styles.
A common sight: a mismatched terrace
Other than an interlude of setting up Mick's new toy (a Head Up Display), the rest of the day has been taken up with the usual activities of books, crosswords and crochet. There's promise that we'll do something more interesting tomorrow, although it's a pity that the weather forecast suggests we'll be getting wet doing it.
Weather: Fine start, turning breezy and showery this afternoon.
The Aire here holds 8 vans and it was a busy place over the weekend, with no space staying empty for long. The other occupants must have all been weekenders; as I type this Bertie is on his lonesome.
There's not much to say about today. We ummed and arrrred about whether to move on or stay put and the decision came down on the side of staying, even though we didn't think there was anything to see nearby that we hadn't already seen. As much as there is to be said about exploring new places there's not a massive number of motorhome parking areas in Belgium (although far more than in the UK!), and nothing leapt out at us as an intermediate stop on our way to Ghent (which is where we're going tomorrow). So, as the facilities here are unusually good and cheap, we opted to stay one more day.
Having explored 'out of the sports complex and left' yesterday, today we tried 'out of the sports complex and right'. In that direction we found the town centre, which was thoroughly unexciting and particularly dead, as most businesses don't open on a Monday. Even our intentions to walk back along the river were thwarted by building works. Thus the most interesting point was, as yesterday, looking at the local building styles.
A common sight: a mismatched terrace
Other than an interlude of setting up Mick's new toy (a Head Up Display), the rest of the day has been taken up with the usual activities of books, crosswords and crochet. There's promise that we'll do something more interesting tomorrow, although it's a pity that the weather forecast suggests we'll be getting wet doing it.
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