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Mom told me that I really, really, really should bring along all my camping gear to Belgium even if I haven't got a bike that fits into the TGV (don't question it 
). And you know, you have to listen to your mom
So I spent my day shopping for the last few pieces of camping gear that had to be replaced after having served me several times. Like my Tefal cooking set, which has served me well for camping and during weekends @ the foyer but unfortunately has lost it's quite essential Tefal layer (it's one big cancerous pot now).
I don't know about you guys but when I'm browsing through sports/camping gear I always leave with something I didn't intend to buy 
So I bought a new bike backpack... the plan was to buy a helmet actually, but I kinda didn't know what to choose at Decathlon (and I don't see myself biking with a baby pink woman's helmet, thank you very much). So I left without one and will get myself one @ Belgium.
The backpack however is marvelous. It is even equiped to strap your helmet onto it when you're not biking. Although I don't think I'll be doing that in the middle of the city...
Anyhow, if you know me well enough you know that packing up all my camping gear, makes me want to just attach it all to my bike and gooooooooooooo!!!!!!! (you can safely imagine me biking like a nut with all those red bags in the photo attached to my bike, oh and don't forget the huge happy grin on my face while doing so).
So right now I've got everything or almost everything packed and ready to go... but I can't leave yet... and worst of all, I'm not even leaving by bike!
I have to wait until Monday to take the train to Belgium. I did that on purpose actually, because it would force me to clean up the apartment and make sure I've got my plants taken care of and things like that. Aka some time to meditate over what I'll be doing @ Belgium when I arrive and stuff like that. I really feel like doing those 1000 km, despite having no bike of my own.
Mom told me I could borrow hers, but I'm a little affraid of it getting stolen since it's a new bike as well... I think I'll only accept to drive it when I've got like twenty locks to tie it down with.
In that line of thinking... Several people have told me that I even might see my stolen bike again when the police happens to stumble upon it... But I'm kinda hesitant about willing to see it again. I mean, if I absolutely positively know that they've half torn apart the bike, I think I'll just cry. I think it's better that I don't know what they're doing with it.
I think I'm just going to content myself with ordering a new one next month. I actually don't care about the money, I care about the bike. In mean while I'm back to driving the "old" Batavus whom actually should get some replacement parts but I'm kinda affraid that @ Culture Vélo they will have a waiting list of several months before they'll get to that. So I'm making due. It still drives very well, back and forth the shopping centre @ St-Herblain.