A very varied day. The usual mix of forest and field / track and tarmac, but quite a lot to look at.
A few mosquito bites to start the day when striking camp. Got one on my big toe (how?) and its been itching all day.
The day started on the hunt for the watermelon.
That was a hot day. May have touched 30 deg C, was certainly high 20s. But it’s still better than rain!
Another day, another MSR tent pole repair. Same issue as before, but on 2 other sections. Of course the tent is the last thing to be packed, so had to unpack everything to get to the glue. Half an hour wasted unpacking, fixing and repacking.
Day 6 – 19.5 miles to east of Huijbergen
Today the tarmac finally relented a bit. A few miles of it to get through Bergen op Zoom, but the rest was mostly farm tracks.
Woke up to sunshine. It was even quite warm at 7.00am. Enough to risk the shorts. Stayed sunny and warm all day.
Grumpy Hiker 