And add some rehydration tablets as water alone in that heat may not be enough
Beer, chocolate and chips - off to Belgium
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apologies for the dumb question....but what are rehydration tablets?
If they're like the ones I use for cycling they're flavoured tablets you drop into the water bottle to replenish salts and minerals from when you sweat.
That’s a very good point about the rehydration stuff. The sachets from chemists (for having after the Bombay Trots) are good. I have some in my camper van and in my tank bag.
Dioralyte are the brand I used to liberate from the supply/medical department when away in sunny climes....
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Tablets that rehydrate you
Just bought some for Himalayas trip .
Just drop one in a bottle of water . Puts salts and other shit back in your system
Riding in India in 40 degrees+, I was thankful everyday for the 3 litre camelback I bought from Mountain Warehouse outlet for around fifteen quid. Absolute life saver in those temperatures.
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Eve picked the hottest bit for our weekend, red weather warning for Limburg
Snake oil.
Which supplier did you use? Mine have been faultless across France and Spain, and the French one has always charged me the correct rate when I swap it between car and bike. (The Spanish one is vehicle specific so can't be used on the bike.) Stuck on the windscreen for the car or just in a top jacket pocket on the bike. Mine come from Emovis.
Snap!
Fulli.
APRR/Fulli has mostly worked fine for me since 2018, France, Spain & Portugal. Always charged the correct class. ANPR worked in Portugal. On the Guzzi I have it in the tank bag, front right corner where they provide a handy elastic retainer to hold it in position. They sent me a new device last year with newer technology. This has worked fine in Spain last year on a very wet day where I abandoned the mountain route and France this year from St Omer to Cambrai.
One failed transaction on one of the M roads that get you around the north of Madrid. Fortunately only a half barrier so did a runner. Maybe bikes were supposed to be free?
Definitely get yourself a camelback or similar. They sell them in decathlon. Then you can drink continuously on the bike without stopping and getting hot. It makes a really big difference. Klim to a Gucci one too but it’s expensive
Thursday
Last night was too damn hot, don’t think it dropped below 35 degrees in my room, fortunately there’s a fan, set it to maximum aimed at me during the night, no sheets, waking every couple of hours sweaty and in need of water.
Up about 7am and a great breakfast to start the day, just about everything on a breakfast buffet, plus plenty of coffee options and juice. Some hardy chums going for a ride, despite the Red weather warning for temperatures above 40 degrees, I along with a number of others opted for a tour of the mining museum in Genk, might not sound much, but it was interesting and much cooler underground. A short lived coal mine, only started in 1914 and closed in 1989, some impressive machinery and experience, lots of interactive stuff including a virtual reality tour.
Lunch just across from the museum, more chat, trying to stay off the beer until later as lunchtime drinking doesn’t agree with me, especially when hot, a nice pasta carbonara, followed by a snooze when back, a shower and pre dinner drinks in the garden.
Dinner tonight was a cheesy rissole thing, followed by grilled salmon with potato and asparagus, then a dessert so sickly sweet it was almost too much. We had entertainment this evening, scantily clad dancing girls and an African drum and trumpet band, very impressive, some of my older friends had to be restrained from joining in least their hearts gave out, no I didn’t join either.
Last night was too damn hot, don’t think it dropped below 35 degrees in my room, fortunately there’s a fan, set it to maximum aimed at me during the night, no sheets, waking every couple of hours sweaty and in need of water.
Up about 7am and a great breakfast to start the day, just about everything on a breakfast buffet, plus plenty of coffee options and juice. Some hardy chums going for a ride, despite the Red weather warning for temperatures above 40 degrees, I along with a number of others opted for a tour of the mining museum in Genk, might not sound much, but it was interesting and much cooler underground. A short lived coal mine, only started in 1914 and closed in 1989, some impressive machinery and experience, lots of interactive stuff including a virtual reality tour.
Lunch just across from the museum, more chat, trying to stay off the beer until later as lunchtime drinking doesn’t agree with me, especially when hot, a nice pasta carbonara, followed by a snooze when back, a shower and pre dinner drinks in the garden.
Dinner tonight was a cheesy rissole thing, followed by grilled salmon with potato and asparagus, then a dessert so sickly sweet it was almost too much. We had entertainment this evening, scantily clad dancing girls and an African drum and trumpet band, very impressive, some of my older friends had to be restrained from joining in least their hearts gave out, no I didn’t join either.
Belgium, is indeed scorchio at the moment.
Are you sure you want to put the shit back in your system in them there Himalayan hilly bits? It could get very messy!Tablets that rehydrate you
Just bought some for Himalayas trip .
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Just drop one in a bottle of water . Puts salts and other shit back in your system
Saturday
Friday night was even more humid and hotter than previous, in the morning not being a proper biker, I opted for another museum visit as air conditioning was promised. This was to Tongeren, just south of Genk to a museum about their Roman history, again, very impressive and interactive, big the air-conditioning didn’t seem to be working. We lasted an hour or so before deciding that the cafe of a drink and lunch would be a better bet, as marginally cooler. Belgian ‘delicacy’ of frikendel and frites with mayonnaise with beer for lunch. Followed by a visit to Tongeren’s town square a church where an organ recital was taking place. And a statue of Ambiorix, who fought and won against the Roman, I’m assuming this is the basis for the Asterix cartoon books, impressive moustache.
No decision on where next years meeting will be, favourite spots include Massif Central in France or SW Poland
Dinner was a BBQ with a mountain of meat, pity the chef on such a hot day
Friday night was even more humid and hotter than previous, in the morning not being a proper biker, I opted for another museum visit as air conditioning was promised. This was to Tongeren, just south of Genk to a museum about their Roman history, again, very impressive and interactive, big the air-conditioning didn’t seem to be working. We lasted an hour or so before deciding that the cafe of a drink and lunch would be a better bet, as marginally cooler. Belgian ‘delicacy’ of frikendel and frites with mayonnaise with beer for lunch. Followed by a visit to Tongeren’s town square a church where an organ recital was taking place. And a statue of Ambiorix, who fought and won against the Roman, I’m assuming this is the basis for the Asterix cartoon books, impressive moustache.
No decision on where next years meeting will be, favourite spots include Massif Central in France or SW Poland
Dinner was a BBQ with a mountain of meat, pity the chef on such a hot day
Quite the thunderstorm last night, woke with a start at 2am, with the wind slamming open the bathroom door, the rain eventually arrived after lots of thunder and lightning, still needed the fan on full blast all night.
Sunday morning is always a bit of a disappointed after several days of fun, particularly with no definite plan for next year.
After stuffing myself with breakfast and the obligatory ‘just in case’ cheese and ham roll from the breakfast buffet I packed the bike did goodbyes and set off.
Toasts plan was to use the small road route Koen had made for the cancelled Friday run. Mostly went to plan apart from the Dutch and Belgians do seem to like closing roads with confusing diversions, this lost me adopt an hour, but no particular timescale other that wanting to avoid the anticipated thunderstorms, in the end it didn’t rain and the temperature varied between 25 and 32 degrees.
My route took me from Genk on a route parallel with the Meuse/Maas, avoiding Liege and Maastricht, Nice as they are, including some rare hair pin bends on the hills cut into by the Meuse. Then wiggling around until I passed Spa, where the 24 hour race was on, that was going to be a hot one, stacks of cars everywhere. On through Stavalot, Trois-Ponts, and Malmedy, more road closures and finally making y way to Alle and the Couer d’Alle bar/hotel.
It’s a reasonable little place, bargain basement at €54, though breakfast is extra and not for biker-mates of nervous disposition, there’s only on street parking, I’ll report back if it’s gone in the morning
They’ve a healthy beer menu and the food is OK, I ate at 7, clearly too early as parents and kids all appeared to eat at 8 and more grown ups at 9 onwards. A couple of beers and a pizza later and I’m good.
A walk around town doesn’t take long, there’s not much to see and behind y the Main Street and bar area it’s quite run down, but has a charm.
Not sure on tomorrow yet, will see what the weather is like, the day in photos…
Sunday morning is always a bit of a disappointed after several days of fun, particularly with no definite plan for next year.
After stuffing myself with breakfast and the obligatory ‘just in case’ cheese and ham roll from the breakfast buffet I packed the bike did goodbyes and set off.
Toasts plan was to use the small road route Koen had made for the cancelled Friday run. Mostly went to plan apart from the Dutch and Belgians do seem to like closing roads with confusing diversions, this lost me adopt an hour, but no particular timescale other that wanting to avoid the anticipated thunderstorms, in the end it didn’t rain and the temperature varied between 25 and 32 degrees.
My route took me from Genk on a route parallel with the Meuse/Maas, avoiding Liege and Maastricht, Nice as they are, including some rare hair pin bends on the hills cut into by the Meuse. Then wiggling around until I passed Spa, where the 24 hour race was on, that was going to be a hot one, stacks of cars everywhere. On through Stavalot, Trois-Ponts, and Malmedy, more road closures and finally making y way to Alle and the Couer d’Alle bar/hotel.
It’s a reasonable little place, bargain basement at €54, though breakfast is extra and not for biker-mates of nervous disposition, there’s only on street parking, I’ll report back if it’s gone in the morning
They’ve a healthy beer menu and the food is OK, I ate at 7, clearly too early as parents and kids all appeared to eat at 8 and more grown ups at 9 onwards. A couple of beers and a pizza later and I’m good.
A walk around town doesn’t take long, there’s not much to see and behind y the Main Street and bar area it’s quite run down, but has a charm.
Not sure on tomorrow yet, will see what the weather is like, the day in photos…
You should have waved.
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