The week was a tropical one, high temperatures and that meant I did not ride out. This saturday saw me leaving early to beat the heat. I took the Obed out for a spin into Meerdael forest and then into Valduc, Mille and Nodebais. My Garmin 705 got dropped from the bike on a cobbly descent and I had to return and look for it. Luckily it was lying in the middle of the road an seemed to be unharmed. I stashed it away in the back of my cycle shirt and moved on. The weather was still great for cycling with temperatures cool in the forest and going towards 20 degrees C in the morning sun. When I reached the Godensalon I made a little loop back to the Milse Baan and then followed the Walendreef back to the southeast corner of the forest. back to Mille, Tourinnes and Nodebais. The temperatures were getting higher but I was making good speed now and there was a breeze blowing from the north to keep things cool enough to reach the forest once again after passing Valduc and the forestry house "The Warande" . The last couple of K's back to Blanden were a breeze.

Ride Stats : 37K and 520 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h53mins

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