The Canal

Day 18 - Flanders

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July 18th 2023
We left Roubaix just after 8am. It's good to get away early in the cool morning air. It's only a short ride and we're on the canal that will take us most of the way to Gent in Belgium. The canal path is excellent (mostly). It's a flat days riding although it's at out preferred limit of 75kms for the day. We make good time covering 50kms by lunch time. We're carrying our food with us today, so no ... read more

Europe » Belgium » East Flanders » Gent

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more