On to Maastricht

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Oct 7 – Today we bid adieu to Valkenburg, shouldered our packs and got on the Pieterpad for the hike to Maastricht. Although I’ve shown you plenty of wall art, here is some more as we walked out of town.

Gnome Sweet Gnome
An odd place for a baby, above a doorway
A pretty church? Nope – it’s a restaurant!
A pretty house
An ivy covered gazebo
Finally – goats!

The day was perfect for hiking – cool and breezy. Maastricht is about eight miles away.

After leaving town, we walked along the River Guel
Keeping an eye out for Pieterpad markers
This trail is also part of the Camino de Santiago – it was great to see the familiar sign of the shell!
Shady forest
We walked through an upscale town with thatched roof houses – go figure!
The coffee shop had an impressive collection of old hiking boots – who would discard their boots before the end of the trail?
Then back out to farmland
We met lots of hikers and bikers, but theses were the only horses we saw today

And just like that, we were in Maastricht, the biggest city we’ve seen since Amsterdam. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow!

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