Hiking in the Forest

We’ve walked Ginger in the forests every day since we arrived. A vast green belt covers 1/3 of the land south of Brussels in the area where we live. It is covered by a lush growth of trees that is so thick that when it rains, you don’t get wet. Ginger has a ball running, running, running and then laying her belly in a mud puddle. We've met a few other dogs on our walks but the trail system is so vast that you are often on your own for an hour or so before running into others.

In one corner of the forest is a Château that is so grand and beautiful. It is a park and a museum now. We went there today for our walk and it made us really realize, wow, we’re in Europe! We don’t yet have a community of dog walking friends like in the U.S. but we’ve working on it. The Expat community seems pretty friendly so I think it is just a matter of time. But I can tell Ginger misses our friends and I know I do.