Moules Run Directions

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HOW TO GET TO MEETING POINT ANTWERP METROPOLIS CINEMA PARKING
 
COMING FROM HOLLAND
At RING ANTWERPEN take exit MERKSEM/HAVEN 1-199
At TRAFFIC LIGHTS go RIGHT
Go STRAIGHT on untill large CROSSROADS. FUEL on your RIGHT! After going under motorway. In front you see the Metropolis Cinema complex
PETROL
Go STRAIGHT OVER at CROSSROADS then turn RIGHT onto P1
 
COMING FROM CALAIS/GENT/
Take UITRIT 1 MERKSEM/HAVEN 1-199
Follow HAVEN 1-199
At Traffic Lights turn LEFT
Go STRAIGHT on untill large CROSSROADS. FUEL on your RIGHT! After going under motorway.In front you see the Metropolis Cinema complex
PETROL
Go STRAIGHT OVER at CROSSROADS then turn RIGHT onto P1
 
 
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FIRST SECTION ANTWERPEN-HULST
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FOLLOW MAIN ROAD UNLESS MENTIONED OTHERWISE
 
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Antwerpen Metropolis Cinema P1
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Leave parking and turn LEFT  
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At traffic light turn RIGHT direction HULST/LINKEROEVER/CENTRUM
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Traffic lights at OPEL Garage: STRAIGHT OVER
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Traffic lights: Go LEFT, direction GENT/HULST/ LINKEROEVER/CENTRAAL STATION
Keep RIGHT lane after traffic light!
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AFTER Renault garage and Church go RIGHT, direction GENT/HULST/ LINKEROEVER, enter the WAASLANDTUNNEL and revv’it up!
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Traffic lights STRAIGHT AHEAD
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Enter motorway Direction ROTTERDAM, BRUGGE Keep right lane
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Take UITRIT 8 Haven 1000-1650 
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STRAIGHT OVER at traffic light
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Possible roadworks: only one lane available
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Go LEFT direction BEVEREN MELSELE KALLO then immediately RIGHT
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At crossroads go RIGHT direction KALLO CENTRUM
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Go through KALLO, trafiic light STRAIGHT OVER, follow main road to right before KBC
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After KALLO over trainrails, at JUNCTION  turn RIGHT direction HAVEN 1500-1999
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Cross FARNESE BRIDGE
NOTE: IF FARNESE BRIDGE IS OPEN: Go LEFT direction SLUISGEBOUW just before bridge, Go RIGHT at <STOP>sign at end of the street , cross MELSELE brug, turn RIGHT immediately after bridge, take first LEFT and follow the second row of distance figures (COLUMN B)
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At crossroads turn LEFT direction BERGEN OP ZOOM / HAVEN 1-999 CAREFULBad road due to trainrails
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At junction turn RIGHT direction BERGEN OP ZOOM CAREFUL Bad, small road. After that a long straight
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Follow direction DOEL/HAVEN 1606-2000
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At junction turn LEFT direction HAVEN 1-1979/Fort Liefkenshoek
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Cross 2 railroads CARE Second crossing is nasty
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At second junction turn LEFT direction DOEL/DOORGAAND VERKEER. 
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After smelly garbage hill turn RIGHT ;We now enter a nice smooth section with long straights and nice curves
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At crossroads STRAIGHT OVER direction PROSPERPOLDER
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Go LEFT/RIGHT direction PROSPERPOLDER at junction onto (Oostlangeweg). DON’T MISS IT, IT’S A SMALL SIGN JUST AFTER THE ROAD TURNS RIGHT. FROM HERE ON UNTILL HULST SOME JUNCTIONS MAY BE SLIPPERY DUE TO GRAVEL
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At END OF ROAD (Bar in front of you) turn LEFT direction PROSPERPOLDER onto (Zoetenberm)
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End of road turn LEFT onto (Hertog Prosperstraat)
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Enter KIELDRECHT
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At junction turn LEFT direction PROSPERPOLDER onto (Sint Engelbertusstraat)
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Before CHURCH turn RIGHT
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (Petrusstraat) 
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At end of the road turn LEFT onto (Emmaweg)
Follow dike, beware of cyclers! untill we enter EMMAHAVEN
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Enter EMMAHAVEN
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Take first LEFT onto (Koninginnestraat)
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After exit EMMAHAVEN at crossroads turn LEFT (white house needing a paint job on the right and STOP sign)
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First RIGHT onto (Losannastraat)
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (Louisastraat)
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Crossroads STRAIGHT OVER (Watch out for other traffic)
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At the end of the (Louisastraat) turn LEFT onto (Beerweg) (GRAVEL!)
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Follow road onto (Hogestraat)
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After farm on left go LEFT onto (Statenboomweg) (GRAVEL!)
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Immediately after dike turn RIGHT onto (Kielweg). The water we pass on the right is called De Zestigvoet (Sixtyfeet). CARE Fishermen!
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (Kijkuitstraat)
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At junction turn RIGHT direction ZANDBERG/GRAAUW onto (Zoutestraat)
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Enter ZANDBERG
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After entering ZANDBERG take first LEFT onto (Zandbergsestraat)
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Enter GRAAUW
Go through GRAAUW
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Exit GRAAUW onto (Meloweg) with some nice curves
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At CROSSROADS with few houses (this is called Duivenhoek, Pigeon’s corner), after 60 km/h sign and a blue sign of European Commission turn LEFT onto (Kruispoldersedijk)
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At junction take first LEFT onto (Oude Graauwsedijk) Don’t miss it!
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Keep following the dike and go STRAIGHT ON at first junction (White house on your left)
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Then you will see a RED MAILBOX on a house on the right side, after that take the first RIGHT onto (Schenkeldijk)
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At junction take first RIGHT onto (Polvisstraat). Junction is marked by a lonely tree.
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At junction turn LEFT onto (Zeildijk), go STRAIGHT OVER at junction onto (Zandstraat)
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Enter HULST Keep following the road! (Zandstraat)
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At the end of the (Zandstraat) turn RIGHT onto the (Glacisweg)
PETROL
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At crossroads turn LEFT onto (Tivoliweg)
Enter the historic centre of Hulst via the Dubbele Poort (Double gate) keep right after (Minrebroederstraat) 
Keep following this road till you pass a big building with Houtenkwartier on it at your right. 
At junction turn RIGHT onto (Fr.v. Waesberghestraat) (You will see Haulez verzekeringen)
At junction turn LEFT onto (Gentsestraat)
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When you arrive at the marketplace, go RIGHT and find a place to park.
 
Walk off the parkingspace turn LEFT onto (Gentsestraat), after crossroads go STRAIGHT ON, at corner go up the stairs, find a seat at HOGEROP and enjoy the Mussels! You didn’t order fish or meat, did you?
 
SECOND PART HULST-CADZAND BAD
 
 
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Leave parking and drive onto (Steenstraat). That is the street on the opposite of the market.
At the end of the (Steenstraat) turn RIGHT onto (Minrebroederstraat)
Go through Dubbele Poort (Double gate)
You are now on the (Tivoliweg). 
PETROL
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Now this is important. Before the traffic lights you will see a Q8 petrol station on your right. 50 meters before the petrol station, at the junction, press the horn, or make some noise and wave to my parents who live in a white house on the right side. After waving go STRAIGHT ON towards traffic lights.
At traffic lights go STRAIGHT OVER and turn LEFT. FROM HERE ON UNTILL CADZAND-BAD SOME JUNCTIONS MAY BE SLIPPERY DUE TO GRAVEL
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (Hulsternieuwlanddijk)
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At junction turn LEFT direction AXEL/VOGELWAARDE onto (Havikdijk)
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At junction turn LEFT onto (Achste Verkorting). After trees slow down for fishermen. This water is called Het Groot Eiland (Big Island)
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (Hogeweg)
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At junction go STRAIGHT over narrow BRIDGE
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At junction turn RIGHT direction HULST/VOGELWAARDE/KRUININGEN onto (Zeedijk)
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Enter LUNTERSHOEK (30km/h speedlimit)
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At junction shortly after entering LUNTERSHOEK turn RIGHT onto (Klein Cambrondijk). Follow road to the left
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Take the second RIGHT onto (Groot Cambrondijk). That is after you pass a white house on your left.
Stay on this road untill you arrive at PATRIJZENHOEK. Make sure you don’t enter de EIGEN WEG but keep LEFT there. Otherwise you end in the mud.
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At junction turn LEFT onto (Patrijzendijk) (There is an iron gate with ‘t Patrijsken on it)
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At the end of the (Patrijzendijk) turn LEFT onto (Havendijk) direction HENGSTDIJK 8  after a house with yellow bricks at your right and in fact that is the second left.
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At crossroads go STRAIGHT OVER onto (Havendijk)
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At junction turn LEFT onto (Margaretsedijk) 
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Take first RIGHT onto (Meerdijk) before white house with satellite dish on it
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Take first LEFT onto (Zuidweg). This is a long straight
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At end of the (Zuidweg) turn RIGHT onto (Vogelweg)
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Take first RIGHT onto (Kerkweg) 
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Take first LEFT onto (Vogeldijk). The water at your left is called the Vogel (Bird)
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At junction turn LEFT and stay on (Vogeldijk)
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At junction with big tree turn LEFT onto Meerdijk
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Next junction keep LEFT onto (Hoefkensdijk) direction TERHOLE
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At crossroads turn LEFT onto HULSTERWEG (could be heavy trafficked for a couple minutes due to arrival of the ferry.)
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Enter KUITAART (50 km/h, beware of speed traps!)
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Exit KUITAART
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 Take first LEFT direction KLOOSTERZANDE. Then immediately LEFT onto (St. Josephstraat)
Keep following the (St. Josephstraat)
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Enter HENGSTDIJK
Follow main road onto (Plevierstraat), small crossroads go STRAIGHT
We pass café La BAMBA on the right
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At junction go STRAIGHT OVER onto (Plevierstraat). On your right you will see a busstop on the other side of the road
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Exit HENGSTDIJK
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At junction turn LEFT onto (Zuiddijk)
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Go LEFT at junction. So stay on the (Zuiddijk)
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Follow road to the LEFT onto (Kampensedijk). The small village you are passing is called KAMPEN
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After a long straight with trees on the right you will see a small brownish electricity shack with a green door and a white arrow painted on it. After that shack you turn RIGHT
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At junction turn RIGHT 
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Take the first LEFT onto (Van Lijndendijk)
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At junction turn RIGHT direction CAMPING HELLEGAT onto (Kampersedijk) On your left you will see a farm called De Schuttebocht. 
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Take first LEFT after De Schuttebocht
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Turn LEFT onto (Kamperseweg). We pass the farm called DE MOOR. Here starts a long straight
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Turn RIGHT at Huize Polderschool onto (Huizenpolderweg)
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At junction turn LEFT direction VAL drive onto dike
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At junction with big tree keep LEFT
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Turn RIGHT direction TERNEUZEN onto (Reuzenhoeksedijk)
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Enter TERNEUZEN and turn LEFT, go down a bit and make a turn to right
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Turn RIGHT at the end of this street
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At ROUNDABOUT take third exit onto (Laan van Othene)
At your left you see the Otheense Kreek
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At ROUNDABOUT go RIGHT (1st exit) (Beware of speed traps from here on untill we exit Terneuzen)
PETROL
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At ROUNDABOUT take 3rd RIGHT
After AVIA Petrol there is the Chirchill Hotel on your right
PETROL
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Go STRAIGHT OVER ROUNDABOUT
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At ROUNDABOUT direction CENTRUM/OOSTBURG/BRESKENS/SAS VAN GENT onto (Scheldeboulevard)
After the bend you’ll find out the reason why I guided you through this dull city section. 
 
ENJOY DE SCHELDE VIEW! (If your English plz. pronounce De SCHELDE three times before continuing)
Keep following de Schelde dike
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At CROSSROADS direction DOORGAAND VERKEER/OOSTBURG/BRESKENS/SLUISKIL /SAS VAN GENT. This is Terneuzen Harbour Sluice complex. We will have to cross three sluices from here. It's hard to predict which sluice is open as this differs a lot. If everything is normal follow road book. If things are different you will see lightsigns indicating DOORGAAND VERKEER. Follow those untill you have crossed all 3 sluices. If you dont get to the roundabout turn RIGHT following yellow signs with DOW on it. Sorry for the hassle but the only other option is swimming :-) See picture on other page. It shouldnt make much difference in distance.
Turn RIGHT onto (Buitenhaven) direction OOSTBURG/BRESKENS/SLUISKIL /SAS VAN GENT
Cross first sluice
Turn LEFT direction HAVENS 1040-1050
Cross second sluice turn LEFT direction DOORGAAND VERKEER
Last sluice
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At ROUNDABOUT turn RIGHT direction HAVEN 0-500 onto (H H Dowweg)
At your right they are building the Westerschelde Tunnel 
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At TRAFFIC  LIGHTS go STRAIGHT ON direction AIR LIQUIDE/ELSTA
Keep following this road untill it turns RIGHT onto (Savoyaardsweg). In a short bit we will pass Gate 3 off DOW, the largest employer of this area.
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Excellent view on the BRAAKMAN at your left.
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At junction turn LEFT onto (Braakmanweg)
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Go STRAIGHT OVER crossroads. TRAFFIC!
Keep following the main road
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (Dijckmeesterweg) 
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Take FIRST LEFT. This road is pretty hard to see, but you will see two blue roadsigns indicating a cyclepath at your left, just after the trees. This is the (Clarapolderweg)
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Turn RIGHT onto (vrije dijk) CARE Make a wide turn here, there’s a nasty ditch on the right side of the road!!
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Go through WATERVLIET…this area they call De Maagd van Gent  (The Virgin of Gent)
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We pass restaurant the Parel on the right
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Right after a house called ‘T Hoeksen go RIGHT onto Calisdijk DON’T MISS IT You'll see a mirror on the left side of the road in front of the house
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After busstop called ‘T Mollekot turn RIGHT There's some crappy architecture house as well
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Before disco LA MAR go left but take the right fork off the two left roads (!) onto Mollekotweg
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At crossroads go STRAIGHT OVER direction WATERLAND/OUDEMAN
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Take first RIGHT onto (Oudemansdijk)
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At the end of the (Oudemansdijk) after a farm keep RIGHT at crossroads onto (Krakeeldijk)
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At your left you see Turkeije (Turkey), but we go STRAIGHT ON. I bet you didn’t know it was here.
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At crossroads shortly after we go LEFT and immediately RIGHT onto (Verbindingsweg)
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At crossroads where we go STRAIGHT ON there is a nasty bump. CAREFUL!
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At junction turn LEFT onto ORANJEDIJK
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At junction STRAIGHT ON, pass grey electricity shack on your left, then turn RIGHT onto (Nozemansweg)
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Crossroads STRAIGHT OVER! CAREFUL! BUMP
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Crossroads STRAIGHT ON
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At junction go LEFT onto (Klittenweg)
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At junction go LEFT onto (Krabbedijk)
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At junction go LEFT direction OOSTBURG
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Turn RIGHT onto (Ringdijk)
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At junction turn RIGHT onto (St Bavodijk) Roadsign hard to read due to bushes
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At junction turn LEFT direction Nieuwvliet Cadzand
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At ROUNDABOUT take second RIGHT
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Enter NIEUWVLIET
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After Restaurant 'T STEVENTJE go LEFT (drive off dike) direction Pierewiet onto (Molenweg)
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Pass Mill
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Turn RIGHT onto (Mettenijedijk)
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Turn RIGHT onto (St Jansdijk)
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At JUNCTION go STRAIGHT ON
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At JUNCTION go STRAIGHT ON
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At JUNCTION turn LEFT
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At JUNCTION turn RIGHT
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Enter CADZAND -BAD
Follow the boulevard with stupid romanesk pillars untill the end
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Fill her up here if you need to
PETROL
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At JUNCTION turn RIGHT direction SLUIS/KNOKKE
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At your RIGHT you see De Wielingen. That’s where we end the trip but first we park the car. After the Wielingen take SECOND RIGHT onto PARKING
 
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!!
 
LAST PART: GOING HOME
 
Coming from BELGIUM/UK
 
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After PARKING turn RIGHT
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At JUNCTION turn RIGHT
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At ROUNDABOUT take second RIGHT
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At JUNCTION turn RIGHT onto mainroad (don’t take the first RIGHT there)
This road will take you to the motorway direction E40/BRUSSEL/ANTWERPEN/BRUGGE
 
Coming from Holland
At Parking turn LEFT
At JUNCTION turn LEFT onto (Boulevard)
After Boulevard turn LEFT and follow the dike untill BRESKENS (About 16 km)
At Breskens follow VLISSINGEN to take the ferry to the A58 then go east :-)
 
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