It was time to put David back on his bike - complete with his new cap - "Ride like a Flandrian".
Cathy headed out for an early morning walk before the crowds and found a "green lung" around the old town with bike track and walking/jogging track that goes for about 9km.
Even the canal boat drivers were hard at work watering their flowers early in the morning.
Meanwhile, Cathy and Serena dragged Fergus off to the hospital - the St Jons hospital and apothecary from medieval times. It was full of artworks and ancient surgical instruments, but we loved the pharmacy with rows of herbs and bottles to cure all sorts of ailments.
Typical medical adminstrators
Didn't know they posed to take selfies back in those days!! That's what it looked like on the carving anyway
Serena was keen to find the church with vials of Christ's blood, whilst Cathy was more insterested in the Diamond museum so we headed in different directions.
After having some fun learning about diamonds, Cathy rented a bicycle for a few hours to cycle around the canal track and find a few other attractions on her 3 day museum pass.
She conquered her fear of heights to climb up a windmill. Later she climbed the spiral steps of Gentpoort to see how they defended the city in years gone by. It gave the knee a good work-out but no swelling and only a tiny bit of discomfort at night.
David had a great ride with the boys and was home by 5pm so we could celebrate the day and head out to dinner.
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