Pieterpad: Sittard to Valkenburg

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July 8 – We had an early breakfast and hit the road for our penultimate hiking day. The weather continues cool and cloudy. 15.5 miles planned.

Navigating out of the city – here’s our trail sign
We were immediately climbing a shady, quiet road that featured the stations of the cross on both sides
And then it was back out to the farm fields. Who knew Holland grew so much wheat?
…and potatoes and beets?
Now, here’s a crop we haven’t seen – cabbages!
Oh my goodness – an animal carved out of a fallen tree trunk. What do you think it is? A boar? A badger?
And here’s another – a large chipmunk, or perhaps a small bear?
I guess you figured out that I love sunflowers
That church spire means we’re passing the town of Puth – we won’t actually go through it, but it lets us know we’ve gone 4 miles
Lovely view
We walked beside a busy highway for a while
…then back to the fields. More wheat!
I like the stripey effect of this house
Hmmm… a dead tree, filled with…
…witches!
A shady lane
…then back into the woods
A larger than Harvey sized rabbit in a field of potatoes. Thanks to whoever took the time to carve these along the roadside for our amusement!
The little mayor welcomed us back to Valkenburg
…home of pretty canals
…and lots of wall art
I’ll tell you more tomorrow…

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