Belgium seems to have shut down for the summer. Everyone has probably shut their shops and headed for the coast. We cycled almost 100 kms into Belgium before we found a shop that was open. We loaded up on essentials – beer!

The supermarket just happened to be in Hoegaarden, so we stopped at the brewery for a hoegaarden.

It was a lovely hot day for my birthday. It sure beat my birthday last year where we were rained in on the central massif in a caravan.

We stopped the night in Leuven, and Mike treated me to and air condtioned hotel and nice meal. We sat in the square drinking a delicious Belgium beer. I didn’t know which beer to choose, so I asked what the guy next to me was having as I thought the glass looked funky. It was so nice I ordered a second one and wondered why I was feeling so pissed. Turns out the beer was 9.5% alcohol.

An excellent night and a great birthday.