Day 31 – Thu 10 Jul 14, Lille (France) to Ypres (Belgium)
Forecast: 16-21 deg C, rain; Listed distance: 31km; Actual distance travelled: 49km; Cumulative distance: 1239km; Av speed: 12.8 km/h; Max speed: 23.9 km/h; Lille: 16 deg C, Wind: NNW, 18-22 km/h; Ypres: 15 deg C, Wind: NNW. 30-48 km/h; Start time: 8:40am; Stop time: 2pm; Ride time: 3h42m As we thought we only had just over 30km to ride we didn't rush to leave. Well, Wendy didn't anyway. It was drizzling lightly as we rode away from probably the best 2* we have ever stayed in. Despite the age of the place, everything was functional, some things more so than others. The window shade was next to useless, and the aircon seemed to be centrally controlled or on a timer so you couldn't adjust the temperature nor the heat/cool settings. Oh, and the shower leaked badly. We got clean towels and more soap on our second day which is more than you get in some 3* places! The drizzle became rain a few times and lasted until well after midday. We stopped for lunch in ...