Outside of Breda
My route has taken an Eastward turn since the hostel at Valkensward is full tonight. I'll stay at Bergen op Zoom in Zeeland for a short ride and maybe laundry tonight, then a long ride back west to Valkensward, then Maastricht on Friday.  Soon it will be Belgium.

Meanwhile, the Brabant Woods are a nice change from the relatively treeless north. Just mailed 1.5 kilos of extra clothes and pamphlets to the states so now it should only take a half hour to squeeze everything into the bags each morning instead of 1 hour.

Etten-Leur
Finally the chance for a decent lunch in this nice town about half way. The nice sunny weather continues, with the wind at the back.