BBB : Cycling in Belgium

230 miles....what a week. And my legs feel it. It is such an incredible experience seeing a new place by bike. I feel like a true adventurer. Once again the bike has brought me new friends. When riding in the forest on Monday I can came across a kid with a "USA Cycling"jersey on. I chased him down and asked if he was American. His name was Hans, a Danish citizen who's parents were working in Parlament in Brussels, but had traveled to the US many times and plans on going to college in the States, specifically Arkansas. We ended up going on a 50 mile ride together, showing me all the good routes and the nasty cobblestones. For the rest of the week we rode everyday, doing a different course ranging from tough Belgian hills, canal roads that go on dead-straight for miles, and cobblestones that are near impossible to ride. This weekend we made a short trip to Brugge and rode down the coast to Oostende. First we sight-saw the beautiful Brugge and had coffee and pancakes, then followed a canal all the way to the coast. After checking out the resort town Knocke-Heist we took an amazing road that followed the entire Belgian coastline. After a quick bite to eat we finished in Oostende, surprisingly coming across the roller speed skating world championship! It was amazing watch how fast they go. So far it is everything I could've imagined and more. I am truly living the dream. (Check out my strava on the top right-hand corner for details of my rides)

Hans doing 25mph+ on the Canal road