Date Friday 29th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Mariakerk [“Mary’s Church”], Valkenswaard O.L. Vrouw van de Drie Bruggen [“Our Dear Lady of the Three Bridges”], Zeelberg, Valkenswaard H. Johannes Onthoofding Kerk [“St. John’s Decapitation Church”], Soerendonk Distance Travelled Approximately 11½ km (7 miles) Route Walked through Valkenswaard then on through woodlands and open countryside, under …
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Day 66: Best to Valkenswaard
Date Thursday 28th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Sint-Willibrorduskerk [“Saint Willibrord’s Church”], Veldhoven Oude Sint-Willibrorduskerk [“Old Saint Willibrord’s Church”], Waalre (exterior) Heilige Willibrorduskerk [“Saint Willibrord’s Church”], Waalre Distance Travelled Approximately 17½ km (11 miles) Route I walked south along the tree-lined Beatrixkanaal [“Beatrix Canal”] then on through the Eindhoven suburbs of Meerhoven, Heistraat and Muggenhol …
Day 65: Boxtel to Best
Date Wednesday 27th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Protestantse Gemeente [“Protestant Church”], Boxtel (exterior) St. Petrus Basiliek [“St. Peter’s Basilica”], Boxtel (exterior) Sint-Odulphuskerk [“Saint Odulphus’ Church”], Best (exterior) Nazareth of Sint-Odulphuskapel [“Nazareth or Saint Odulphus’ Chapel”], Best (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 14½ km (9 miles) Route Walked from Boxtel southwards through the countryside, at times …
Day 64: Boxtel
Date Tuesday 26th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Protestantse Gemeente [“Protestant Church”], Boxtel (exterior) St. Petrus Basiliek [“St. Peter’s Basilica”], Boxtel (exterior) Distance Travelled Not applicable (rest day) Route Walked around the centre of Boxtel and visited the Protestant church and Catholic basilica.
Day 63: Vught to Boxtel
Date Monday 25th March 2019 Holy Places Visited H. Willibrordus Kerk [“Saint Willibrord’s Church”], Esch (exterior) Maria Kapel [“Mary Chapel”], Esch Distance Travelled Approximately 10 km (6 miles) Route Walked from the edge of Vught through the countryside to the village of Esch and then on to the centre of Boxtel.
Day 62: Nationaal Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen to Vught
Date Sunday 24th March 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Lambertus Kerk [“St. Lambert’s Church”], Cromvoirt (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 13 km (8 miles) Route I walked among the trees and sand dunes of this very special nature reserve, which in English is called the National Park of Loonse and Druinese Dunes. I got talking to …
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Day 61: Drunen to Nationaal Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen
Date Saturday 23rd March 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Lambertuskerk [“St. Lambert’s Church”], Drunen Distance Travelled Approximately 5 km (3 miles) Route After visiting Drunen’s central church, I headed south into the Nationaal Park, passing the now-thawed IJsbaan [“Ice Rink”] DIJK and crossing over the Afwateringskanaal [“Drainage Canal”] ‘s-Hertogenbosch-Drongelen.