Day 38 – Thu 17 Jul 14, Asse to Antwerp (Belgium)
Forecast: 16-27 deg C, sunny; Listed distance: 47km; Actual distance: 72km; Cumulative distance: 1529km; Av speed: 16.2 km/h; Max speed: 32.6 km/h; Asse: 18 deg C; Antwerp: 27 deg C (feels like 31); Start time: 8:20am; Stop time: 2:45pm; Ride time: 4h20m Guido was kind enough to escort us out of town for the first 8km or so to ensure we had mastered the marvellous Belgium cycle route system, (actually he wanted to make sure we left town as he had run out of beer and wine – only joking). The Belgian bike path system is similar to Holland's where they have 100s of "standpoints" (mostly intersections but not always) which have a number. There are sufficient signs between each number to show the way to make sure you are able to easily ride between the numbers without getting lost. On occasions you have to be really alert to ensure you don't miss a sign and end up off track. So today we just had to check the on-line map (there are paper ones too) and take note of the ...