Day 2 - Across Belgium to Luxembourg

Monday 8 July 2019

Disembarkation is smooth and by 9am we are out on the road to Bruges. Motorway at first to get past Ghent then we turn off onto small roads to avoid the Brussels Ring where I have had some horrendous traffic holdups in the past, think M25 London orbital on a bad day!


Steaming into Zeebrugge


Pit stop on the N4 approaching the Ardennes

We arrived at our destination mid-afternoon after an uneventful (actually rather boring) ride down the N4 with a coffee stop in Bastogne’s tank square.
The High Chapparal and Camping Moulin is a favourite waypoint for us and we’ve stayed here maybe 10 times over the years. We are warmly greeted by Dutch proprietor Ed and soon have the tents up by the babbling River Sure.


Tents up at the High Chapparal

Now it is time for our first Weizenbier of the trip and a plate of Ed’s famous spare ribs.


Food of the Gods at High Chapparal

Tomorrow a bimble through the glorious Luxembourg countryside then a fast run down to the Black Forest
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