The walking home project

Day 776, 20-8-24, 11.1 km walked from Moorsel to Sint Stevens Woluwe. Farideh came with breakfast, And afterwards I walked through fields and streets to the Swimming pool, and while I waited for Farideh I met Pieter the Manager of the Swimming pool En onder tussen Pieter ontmoette, he loved my story and wanted to…

Day 775, 19-8-24, 16.4 km walked from Leuven to Moorsel A pleasant day walking through green, the gps would have me take the boring road but it turned out very green. O am glad I’m not having to do big days for the end, It’s nice to be able to take it easy. My head…

Day 774, 18-8-24, 11,4 km walked to and around Leuven Woke up together with an army of mosquitoes gathering their ranks in my tent! ( I get stung but it doesn’t last long) My German neighbours offered me coffee! Then I walked to the hostel washed some clothes and went to the station to meet…

Day 773, 17-8-24, 14,3 km walked from Sint Joris Winge to nearly Leuven. Getting sooo near! Getting very very excited about my life after the walk! About all the possibilities that will present themselves like they always do! And about how and what I will do with this load of stories, experiences pictures and art!…

Day 772, 16-8-24, 19.2 km walked from Diest to Sint Joris-Winge Fort visited Diest, very pretty old place, walked along the road quite a bit and the rain forced me into busstops, but the real rain came when I finally stopped behind some shops, I set up my tent under a roof but then moved…

Day 766 & 767 10 & 11-8-24, 0 km & 19.1 km walked from the side of the Meuse/Maas to Opoeteren Camping Savelbos. I had a lovely day not doing much (a little work, mostly just hanging out) followed by a day of walking visiting the Smokkelmarkt in Stokkem (smugglers market) And then onto Dilsen,…

Day 765, 9-8-24, 23,3km walked! From Germany through the Netherlands to BELGIUM! It is incredible it feels just wonderful! Walking into the Netherlands was emotional, visited Sittard, it’s beautiful inner city and also the homeless shelter where I got invited for coffee! I them walked all the way to the foot ferry at Grevenbicht but…

Day 764, 8-8-24, 18.6 km walked, I got going really late, and then stopped for coffee and cake in Geilenkirchen and then just walked walked walked. Almost until the border with the Netherlands (my phone already switched to NL) Vincent is off to Switzerland for a little tour but we did manage to speak a…

Day 763, 7-8-24, 21.6 km walked from Jülich to Geilenkirchen. The day was long and not so hot I got a coffee in a supermarket with a vegan treat! I send out the invitation to my arrival but I’ll send some more today! (technology on the road, not my forte). It is really getting very…

Day 762, 6-8-24, 22km from Elsdorf to Jülich, where I got to a campsite and met up with Bart,Marieke and their 2 children again! ( saw them a few days ago, they are cycling from Antwerp). 2 big things happend today first I got a message from my brother where exactly I was, and then…