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Achieved a major ambition this morning: I cycled 76km from Brugge to France, in the process completing my 'cyling the entire Belgian coast' project! 😂 🚲 🇧🇪 🇫🇷

Me, with yellow shirt & yellow cycling helmet, by the FRANCE sign, just over the Belgian border, having cycled there from Brugge. My red bike is to the right by a fence.

jul 18, 2025, 10:15 am • 92 1

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Well what can we say, you are the new Beer Biker, chapeau 👏

jul 18, 2025, 11:46 am • 3 0 • view

Thank you, very kind! Except the real Beer Biker would probably have cycled back, whereas I jumped on the train for the return leg 😂

jul 18, 2025, 12:41 pm • 1 0 • view

Cool! And quite the nice weather for it too!

jul 18, 2025, 1:07 pm • 1 0 • view

Main bonus this morning was the almost complete absence of wind. There was a slight westerly, hence a headwind going down coast from Oostende to French border. But compared to 'normal' here, the wind was nothing. Sometime I'll do this ride in reverse with a strong tail wind...😊

jul 18, 2025, 7:45 pm • 1 0 • view

Chapeau!

jul 18, 2025, 10:52 am • 1 0 • view

Thank you!

jul 18, 2025, 7:45 pm • 1 0 • view

Well done Jess that’s a big achievement 😀

jul 18, 2025, 1:19 pm • 1 0 • view

Bravo Jezza! Well earned beers later 🤔🍺🍺

jul 18, 2025, 10:49 am • 1 0 • view

There may well have been a beer or six this evening 😂

jul 18, 2025, 7:46 pm • 1 0 • view

I would be disappointed if there wasn't my friend 😋👍

jul 18, 2025, 8:05 pm • 1 0 • view

What a fantastic experience and achievement!

jul 18, 2025, 9:14 pm • 1 0 • view

Thanks Martin. I'm sure you'd absolutely love this ride! 🚲

jul 19, 2025, 3:14 pm • 1 0 • view

Well impressed!

jul 18, 2025, 10:31 am • 1 0 • view

Your next project should be to cycle the entire Belgium border!! 🫠

jul 18, 2025, 12:01 pm • 1 0 • view

Steady on! Maybe I should start with West Flanders? 🤔

jul 18, 2025, 12:36 pm • 1 0 • view

Can’t believe I left a vital ‘c’ out of ‘cycling’ in the original post 🤣

jul 19, 2025, 4:45 pm • 6 0 • view

Flipping heck! I never noticed 😂

jul 19, 2025, 5:39 pm • 1 0 • view

🤣

jul 19, 2025, 5:57 pm • 1 0 • view

A couple of photos from this morning's ride: firstly, the docks in Oostende, just after 9am:

The docks in Oostende, Belgium. There are various boats in the centre of photo, with water below and pale blue, slightly cloudy skies above.

jul 18, 2025, 10:44 am • 7 0 • view

This beautiful stretch of coast is between Mariakerke & Middelkerke, just south of Oostende. This was 9.24am:

A sandy beach with path to the right. Sea is to the left. Skies above are slightly cloudy and pale blue.

jul 18, 2025, 10:47 am • 10 0 • view

This is the King Albert 1 Memorial in Nieuwpoort, home of the amazing WestFront museum & the Ganzepoot (the allies deliberately flooded the Yser plain from here in 1914 to stop the German army):

The King Albert 1 Memorial, Nieuwpoort- wider view with blue skies above. 'Westfront Nieuwpoort' can be seen on the wall in foreground.

jul 18, 2025, 10:53 am • 6 0 • view

This is the very welcome view as you head back onto the last bit of coast at De Panne, so you know you've nearly made it:

Sculpture on the beach at De Panne. Partly cloudy blue skies above.

jul 18, 2025, 10:55 am • 11 0 • view

I went right through De Panne & on out to the border, of course. The old border post appears to be in France but needless to say it's now a Belgian chocolate shop 😂

A chocolate shop in the former border post building, on the Belgian/French border.

The sign beside the former border post, saying 'Vlaanderen' (Flanders).

jul 18, 2025, 10:59 am • 12 0 • view

Final destination, old classic cafe De Verloren Gernoare, opposite De Panne station. The celebratory beer didn't last long 🤣

A blond beer in its glass with bottle to right. There's a small dish of nuts in between.

Exterior of De Verloren Gernoare, Adinkerke.

View of De Panne station. The coastal tram is to the right, destination Knokke, and the train is to the left.

jul 18, 2025, 12:58 pm • 9 0 • view