Wednesday July 22nd 2020: not in Watertown, MN but in ... Oostende, B or ... Is it now West- or East Flanders?
My boss finds it's time to pitch the tent on the terrace of the appartement. No, it's not the newer Green Turtle, but an older version which was kept in the cellar. Bringing old stuff out and opening it up is for my dog's nose a real challenge. Yes ... there is a smell in the tent. In the morning my nostrils are stuffed up with that moldy smell. " Not such a brilliant idea, boss. Can we sleep in the gym again tonight?" So after watching yesterday on TV a -hopefully- once-in-a-lifetime Independence Day of Belgium, we think it is appropriate to visit a place in Belgium which remembers the WWII. Since Bastogne is too far now, my boss find a spot along the border of East- and West-Flanders. We start out our ride along the canal Oostende - Brugge. One of the art works of the Crystal Ship is painted on a big wall - in the industrial zone of Oostende. The canal is not one of the favorite rides of my woman. But this early morning the calmness of the water and the absence ...
