Commuting by TR7

Yesterday turned out to be a really nice autumn day. And since it was my midweek morning off from work, I decided to take a little more time to get to the office. Taking ‘t Kreng on a local detour in an attempt to find a few nice photo locations. The outward journey was a very pleasant experience, despite the fact that the planned photo locations were somewhat disappointing. Many trees had already lost all their leaves. Fortunately, not all!

The estate surrounding Hillenraad Castle in Boukoul.

The treelined Hillenraederlaan running along the front of Hillenraad Castle, Boukoul.

Next came the always time consuming business of work. And I again forgot the time. So by the time I left the office it was already starting to get dark. Not good if you want to photograph a car against a background of autumn colours. But I needn’t have worried!

Along the meandering Swalm river between Hasselt and Swalmen.

Sunset seen from St. Antoniusstraat in Beesel,

with the corn mill "De Grauwe Beer" in the background.

‘t Kreng catching the last rays of sunlight on top of

one of the viaducts across the A73 motorway in Belfeld.

A glorious sunset seen from the Korteweg in Belfeld,

and also the last photos of this commute. After this the sunlight went out.

On a mission!

I wanted to use ‘t Kreng for the final check of “our“ LTV Nachtrit a few weeks ago, but the weather forecast wasn’t in favour of it. So I used my little Landy instead. And it turned out to be a wise choice. It rained quite a lot over the day, making road conditions quite slippery and treacherous in places. The fallen leaves didn’t help here!

But that left me with a challenge for ‘t Kreng. And I have given myself until the end of the year to successfully complete this challenge. So I have decided to use that car as much as possible for the last two months of 2025. Starting with a works related trip to the sewage treatment plant in the small village of Rimburg which is currently being renovated. I decided to take the scenic route there!

Roadside chapel (het Waarderkapelke),

on the plateau above the village of Rimburg.

Starting with a business lunch in the old water tower of Rimburg.

‘t Kreng in front of the temporary influent pumps,

used during the renovation of the sewage treatment plant.

I also used the car for a trip to inspect the progress on the body shell of the DHC this Saturday. The welding on the rear of the car is nearly finished. A few shots:

And the challenge? Have a good look at the picture below!