Funday-Monday

We had a public holiday in Belgium on Monday and the sun was shining so it was the perfect day to get some extra kilometres on the bike. Armed with factor 75 sun block (being Scottish I don't take to the sun too well) and the X-Fire, we set out on a route I've been wanting to do for a long time, the Trappist beer route to Westmalle Abbey. Westmalle is one of only 7 Trappist breweries in existence, luckily the others are not far away, 6 are in Belgium and the other is in the Netherlands.

Heading out from our town, the ride worked out to be 100km round trip on the Belgian fiets route. Belgium has thousands of kilometres of cycle networks with a mix of cycle only lanes and quiet roads, it truly is a biker's paradise. The route was full of cyclists of all types, lots of club runs, families and friends out together enjoying the sunshine. As a cyclist, it's amazing to see so many people out using their bike.

What more could you ask for a holiday Monday, a nice long ride, sunshine and Belgian beer, life doesn't get much better than that :)