Despite having an O Level in Geography Mr M has been under the impression that Belgium is flat. After Monday and Tuesday's explorations he's been relieved of that impression! Relieved is probably not the best choice of wording under the circs, as we found when he phoned on Monday evening relais de silence , the Hostellerie Pieffeschof near the border with Luxembourg.
Either way, what he didn't tell us earlier was that soggy croissants (and as he discovered soggy passport, maps and bike computer device) were the least of his problems. By that stage he was absolutely bursting, but the only even remotely secluded spot available was round the back of an electricity sub-station! Not the wisest of choices, especially in the middle of a storm. It's not on record as to how he coped, although I suspect that 'tie a knot in it' came into it somewhere! I gather that by that stage he was starting to wonder if it was all worth it.
Still, after lunch the sun came out, and he managed to get to Luxembourg ahead of schedule. Asking directions to a hotel, (any hotel!) from a kind lady bank clerk led to sundry sorties up and down terrifyingly steep hills, before he ended up back in Belgium again! The first thing he did on arriving, dripping wet at the Peiffeschof was to order two huge beers and a badoit!
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