In contrast to yesterdays high summer temperatures this morning the sun was hidden behind clouds and the temperatures were 10 degrees less. But in the afternoon things were bound to brighten up. I wanted to do an easy ride and decided to go for a combination of the Blue and Red Meerdael Bloso loops. Riding out at 2pm at first things were dark in the forest due to the combination of clouded skies and heavy foliage. But when I passed the ripening grapes at the Chardonnay Meerdael estate, the sun came peeping through and pretty soon the clouds were all but gone. My legs felt pretty good considering the heavy ride I had yesterday. My buttocks were a bit sore though, more specifically the parts that touch the saddle. There were a lot of people in the forest, enjoying the sunday and the sunny afternoon. I leave you with 3 pictures I took today.

The first one is a shot of the tallest tree in Meerdael Forest, the lone poplar close to the Dikke Eik at the southeast of the forest. The next one is taken in the same vicinity, riding along the forest edge towards Mollendaalbos, and depicts the leaves turning yellow due to the sun no doubt. The last one is of my bike, standing against the railing of the Ecoduct spanning the Naamsesteenweg.
I decided to take the heightmeters of my Garmin Edge 705 as reference instead of the Polar figures. Looks to me the Garmin is more accurate, taking into account both barometric readings and accurate positioning viz-a-viz the satellites.

Ride Stats : 40K and 415/487 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 2h2mins

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