The sun was a bit hesitant to show up this morning but around 11am the clouds were parting and the temperature was rising from a frisky 15 degrees C to a more comfortable 20 degrees. I had decided to do the Haasrode Tour. This brings me from Haasrode - obviously - to Bierbeek, where I ogled the water tower - which is being cleaned because of a bacterial infection - and then rode onwards to Bremt and Neervelp. The wind was blowing from the northeast so it was kinda against me as I rode to Willebringen and Kumtich. From Kumtich I looped to Hoksem and then through Oorbeek towards the Goudberg geosite. Down towards Hoegaarden and the a right to Houtem. I stopped to take a couple of pictures of the Marollenkapel, this time in a field of corn.

From Houtem I then rode west to L'Ecluse and La Bruyere. Having crossed the language border I then move through beautiful landscapes with fields full of grains and corn, yellow and green patches with a red streak here and there where some poppies found ground to blossom. Slowly climbing I then cross the N91 and follow a small tarmac road that plunges into Pietrebais. Taking a right towards Cocrou and then speeding along the N240 into Grez. Here I leave the Haasrode track to climb up to Bossut and then drop down again into Archennes. The little church strikes me as a beautiful picture so I stop and capture it with my Galaxy S II GT-9100.

From Archennes I ride onwards into Florival and then all the way to Ottenburg. Down into Terlanen where I decide to climb the Holstheide again, followed by the Stroobantsstraat which brings me into Sint Agatha Rode. From there I ride towards Sint Joris Weert and the Zoete Waters. Here I take another loop towards Oud-Heverlee and Heverlee before returning by following the Naamsesteenweg towards Blanden.
Today the weather was ideal for cycling. Temperatures around 20 degrees and a little breeze to keep things cool. I changed the battery of the sensor my PRO DIGI-W7 and it seems to indicate the whole range of speeds now.

Ride Stats : 80K and 665/695 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 3h02mins

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