{"id":5388,"date":"2025-07-02T06:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/?page_id=5388"},"modified":"2025-07-02T06:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:33:33","slug":"belgium-coastal-path-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/belgium\/belgium-coastal-path-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Coastal Path – 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ostend to Groenendijk Strand – 2nd July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve jumped ahead to a slighter shorter stage than was planned because it is bastard hot and there were a couple of sections to traverse that had no chance of a break for more than an hour. Very glad I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don’t always like seeing the destination on the horizon and we’ll see how this one goes. Quite a lot of people around already.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ok an hour or so in and I’ll need to get off the beach and out of the sun. Barely feels like I’ve moved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I did wonder if the Belgians had left anything of the Atlantic defences from WW2 in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They would have extened all along the coast like this – a bunker every thirty metres or so . The trams come past and stir up that sand into my face. Time to head back to the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After next break I noticed this on the ship next door. Shit, 33 in the shade. no wonder I’m cooking on the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This montrous casino build right out on the sand – the power of bribery? I would say that this whole coast is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Those bloody travellers nicking the construction equipment and leaving it to rot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I often wonder if gaining a commission like this, sets an artist up for life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Unlikely to be the same dudette though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A lovely idea for an aging, still frisky man. Not getting any any other way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Love it. A doggie only beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I can almost touch it, which of course means that it is still miles away. It is strange – the beach – pockets of people and then stretches of little to no one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off the beach for the last time and the path to the right to the ferry is shut for works. Extra mile then and if ferry not running, I think I’ll give up – way too hot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The dock and it’s free!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There she is – lovely stuff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This just reinforces my opinion about walking in the southern med in the summer. Even with shade, cooling and drinks available almost immediately if I come of the beach, I ahd a bad few moments when the heat got to me. To be don’t something like I did in Spain or Portugal – hours between shade – wow, not a chance.
Hopefully cooler tomorrow and I can go back to the longer stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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