On January 10th 2011 Cilia and I decided to pick up our door to door walk along the GR128 again. We were hoping to complete the last part of this project. The GR was to take us from hoegaarden, through the Gete valley and past Zoutleeuw and Wilderen to Sint-Truiden. By road the distance would be about 20km, but the GR wouldn't be the GR if it wouldn't take a (big) detour to show you the different landscapes of the region along the way. So in stead of the 20 road kilometers we set out for 48km.
We started the day with high hopes and in good spirits in the railway station of Tienen... but after walking through the better part of day, walking got harder and harder. But when the going gets tough, the tough keep going, so we trotted along till our trotting turned to, well stumbling along at times.
Falling darkness (no flashlights in pack, because we had hoped to be in before dark) and sore feet made us stop in Zoutleeuw. So near to our goal... both a bit disappointed. We called my dad to pick us up in Zoutleeuw and takes us to Sint-Truiden (where not only I live, but my parents do too). Together with my folks we had "frietjes" for dinner and decided complete the last part really soon...
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