Day 2: Sunday 11 July 2010

Day 2: Brugge to Luxembourg
Here I am, Luxembourg, tent up and beer at my side. A massive difference from yesterday which was a mad rush followed by rain. It was bitterly cold last night, cold and bloody wet. The rain started at about 9pm and it rained through the night, well until about 2am anyway, but rain or not the adventure had begun and I really felt as though it was going somewhere. Oh yeah, and my feet got wet. That’s right; the tent has a leak in the bottom left hand corner. Not enough so that you would notice it, but just enough so that in the wee hours of the morning you suddenly realise that the damp isn’t just on the outside, but inside too.
Brugge is a lovely city, I’m sure, but like all of Belgium, apparently, it’s shut on Sunday, so if you haven’t got it on the Saturday morning, forget it... Oh well, such is life. I sat with a cup of tea and talked to John (see the picky) and talked as much about nothing in particular as we did about our journeys, and if you think that mine is epic, talk to him. 3 months around Europe, not a care in the world and a plan to match. None.
We rode through the town centre and stopped for a bite to eat and to use the free web access, and then it was on again, a charge for the Luxembourg border.
I’m sat here now after, I don’t know how many miles, and I haven’t the faintest idea where I am. But the people are friendly and the beer is cold. What more could you ask for. Oh yeah, I had my first conversation in French today, as I stopped by a petrol station, just outside the Luxembourg border. Lovely women.
‘Bon jour’, she said.
Bon jour, parlie voux, Anglais?’ I said.
‘Non!’ French only, she said with a snap.
I sucked in and...
Having no idea what I said, evidently, I paid for my fuel and bought a bottle of water. Said my thanks and rode on into Luxembourg, smiling all the way. It may not sound much, but believe me, I reached a new height at that point. Luckily, in Luxembourg they all speak English, and very well, and they smile as they do it.
Great.
So, Germany tomorrow, let’s see how that goes...

As always the photo's will follow.