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mittwoch 13 08 14 (c) rainer neumüller

wednesday, 13th of august - 87 km 

no power supply today, so you have to be patient. but it was a 'grand day out' to speak with wallace and gromit! more support than ever and the belgians are super!

mittwoch 13 08 14 (c) rainer neumüller
mittwoch 13 08 14 (c) rainer neumüller
mittwoch 13 08 14 (c) rainer neumüller

the day started sunny and there was not much wind. i was up early and on my way, i reached middelburg, a very nice city, just in time for breakfast. i fell into the first cafe i found. exactly the right one, with the motto 'coffee, love and art'. renee served a big meal and some extra rich apple and nut thing - i was ready for the day. 

then vlissingen, the last ferry in holland, and a sunny and partly windy ride. as i knew that this would be one of the last days, i really enjoyed it this time.

the plan was to reach oostende and take the ferry to harwich.

as my energy began to fade i found a bakery! like most of them supportive like hell, i even rejected two pieces of cake, because i thought i couldn't carry them.

next to the bakery a german with his son was just taking a brake from riding their bikes. we started to talk, and he was so enthusiastic about my project, that he gave me 15 euros - altogether 51 - rich man.

so the plan changed from staying overnight in oostende and take the ferry in the morning to go straight away to take the late ferry and rent a room in harwich with my fortune! 

my day was bright and gay and cycling went smoothly and i reached oostende pretty early at half past four. 

but! no more ferries there! they shut down the service 2 years ago! 

bummer! i had to go to dunkerque to get a ferry to britain, and that was 55 more km to go.

i thought i could at least go on for a bit and bike the rest in the morning. but i had to refuel first.

mittwoch 13 08 14 (c) rainer neumüller

oostende has lots of pubs, but mostly drinking only. so i was very happy when i found a nice and lively looking restaurant in the outskirts. i walkedl in, told my story and they were absolutely fantastic. not only that they gave very generously, listened to the story and were cheerful, they asked me voluntarily, if i wanted to stay! of course i agreed! 

they put up a tent for me, no more kilometers to cover but a good long sleep after a very nice day! 

mittwoch 13 08 14 (c) rainer neumüller
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