Today I completed the first part of the Mechelen to Sint-Truiden walk in the excellent company of Cilia and her father Gabi. We've known each other since forever and have remained the best of friends throughout the years.
I had two black toenails (walking shoes too small) and was a little stiff in legs and joints from the day before, but apart from that I felt pretty good, so it was off to Mechelen. Gabi picked me up at about 08h15 at the railway station in Sint-Truiden and we set out for Haacht. This would be the end point of our walk so we parked the car there. Karel (Cilia's husband) picked us up in Haacht and took us to Mechelen, the starting point of our journey.
After a quick change of trousers and shoes we were off. Second walk in as many days; I must admit I was a little scared and felt unsure whether I would be able to pull this one off.
We started in Mechelen city, in the court yard of Cilia's home. From there it was only a short walk to the banks of the river Dijle. We followed the path on the riverbank till Muizen, enjoying the beautiful countryside and the nesting birds. We even saw a couple of storks.
From there we bridged a small gap between two GRs to arrive at the GR 128. We followed this path, which continued along the banks of the Dijle for a while. This was the hardest part of today's walk. Not because of the terrain, but because there was a sharp and cold eastern wind, which blew head on for the whole riverbank part. Afterwards the path turned away from the river a bit and lead us through some soggy meadows. After a muddy last 2 kilometers we arrived back at Gabi's car. First part of our big walk from hometown to hometown completed.
My pedometer today showed 20640 steps, for 17km which we completed in 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Next part will be Haacht to Leuven.
I had two black toenails (walking shoes too small) and was a little stiff in legs and joints from the day before, but apart from that I felt pretty good, so it was off to Mechelen. Gabi picked me up at about 08h15 at the railway station in Sint-Truiden and we set out for Haacht. This would be the end point of our walk so we parked the car there. Karel (Cilia's husband) picked us up in Haacht and took us to Mechelen, the starting point of our journey.
After a quick change of trousers and shoes we were off. Second walk in as many days; I must admit I was a little scared and felt unsure whether I would be able to pull this one off.
We started in Mechelen city, in the court yard of Cilia's home. From there it was only a short walk to the banks of the river Dijle. We followed the path on the riverbank till Muizen, enjoying the beautiful countryside and the nesting birds. We even saw a couple of storks.
From there we bridged a small gap between two GRs to arrive at the GR 128. We followed this path, which continued along the banks of the Dijle for a while. This was the hardest part of today's walk. Not because of the terrain, but because there was a sharp and cold eastern wind, which blew head on for the whole riverbank part. Afterwards the path turned away from the river a bit and lead us through some soggy meadows. After a muddy last 2 kilometers we arrived back at Gabi's car. First part of our big walk from hometown to hometown completed.
My pedometer today showed 20640 steps, for 17km which we completed in 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Next part will be Haacht to Leuven.
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