Got back from my Belgian travels on Wednesday. Poured with rain for the first 200 miles or so, but a big 10 out of 10 for my Rukka Virium gloves and Scott Ergo waterproofs.
The previous day I'd visited two of the war museums in the area, at Bastogne and La Roche en Ardenne. In the carpark at the Bastogne museum, there was a dedicated motorbike parking area, each space with a cabinet and attached chain. The shelved cabinet was used to store my crash helmet and tankbag, the chain passed through the front wheel and locked to the cabinet door hasp with my disc lock. Never seen this set up before, quite ingenious and very useful, as viewing a museum in bike gear was awkward enough, without having to lug stuff around as well.
On the way back to the campsite, in the only rain of the day, a car had lost control, hit the bank before ricochetting back into the road. The following lumber truck lost part of its cargo in taking avoiding action. The trucker calmly manoeuvred his wagon into the necessary position, operated the grab machine to reload the fallen logs, and drove off leaving the wrecked car driver to sort out his own problems. Fair play Jean Marc.
Other than the ride home, the majority of my riding days had been dry,making the yellow roads on my map, very enjoyable indeed, with just over 1200 miles travelled as I arrived home.