Roadtrip 2019 Italy, day 1

26 juli 2019 - Vijlen, Nederland

Left at: 14:50
Arrived at: 18:45
Kms made: 347,9
Additional kms: 15,6
Borders crossed: Dutch, German, Belgian and Neutral-Moresnet's countless times in less than a minute!
Weather: sunny and hot like in an oven, later stormy and cool (thank goodness)

This first day of our journey to Italy I see as quite special! It started out not quite like a travel day. Marcel went to work, and I finished last tasks at home. When Marcel returned we packed further and left off to start our adventure quite late already. Even with extra gear to keep us cool, we were boiling in our suits as we drove down the highway. As we were making the last kilometers till our stay, the temperature suddenly dropped from 41 to 25 degrees: we drove in a middle of a storm! Fortunately it didn't rain that heavy. We reached our hotel....no, not in Belgium! And not in Germany! Not even France! ….in the Netherlands! Yes, this little country we always race through also has a lot to show. To me it hardly felt like the Netherlands though - all those hills around! After checking in we drove off again, to find ourselves at the point where 3 (or actually 4, if you count Neutral Moresnet in) lands meet - the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The highest point of the Netherlands was also nearby! After exploring we tanked the bike full, tanked ourselves at a snackbar (the last fries that they had were already being eaten by someone else, so we had to change our order) and returned to our hotel. Tomorrow a long ride awaits!

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1 Reactie

  1. Weggelaar:
    27 juli 2019
    Hahaha Zo mooi dat Nederland dat Julie hier nog een nachtje blijven slapen. Maar goed buitenland hier the are coming. Heel veel plezier en veilige kilometers. Rob en Paula