💦🥾 Walk Through Water Hike 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Gather, water-walking wonders and anti-monarchs! 💧✨

This time we’re trading sandy drama for liquid realness with the fabulous Walk Through Water Hike at Fort de Roovere - because nothing says queer confidence like literally strutting through water without ruining your eyeliner.

Inspired by the iconic sunken pathway of the Mozesbrug (yes babes, we are parting waters now), this 18 km adventure serves forests, historic fortifications, dreamy polder views, and enough reflective surfaces to contemplate your life choices.

Come prepared to walk on water, spill tea responsibly, and prove once again that queer joy flows in every direction. 🌈🚶‍♀️💦

Practical info

📏 Distance: \ 18km (5h)
📍 Start & end: Station Bergen op Zoom (circular-ish route)
🥾 Difficulty: moderate to hard - quite a long distance!

🤝🏼 Meeting point: Utrecht Centraal (underneath the light cloud)
🕙 Gathering time: 10:15
🚆 Travel schedule: Train to Den Bosch (direction Maastricht) at 10:39 (platform 18) ➡️ arrival at Den Bosch station at 11:06 ➡️Train to Bergen op Zoom (direction Vlissingen) at 11:11 ➡️ arrival in Bergen op Zoom at 12:15
❗You can also travel on your own from another direction and meet us along the way or in Den Bosch or Bergen op Zoom.

🚗 If you come by car, you can park around Bergen op Zoom station.

🚶🏾After a round of introductions, we start walking around 12:20
🏁 We expect to arrive back in Bergen op Zoom around 17:00, from where we will take the train back. We might head for dinner or drinks first if there’s interest.

Pack your:
🥾 sturdy shoes
🍱 lunch box & snacks
🚰 water
🧥 rain coat/umbrella
☀️ sun screen
🏳️‍🌈 anything else you might need

❌ If you signed up and cannot make it in the end, please cancel your RSVP attendance so we know how many people will show up and someone else can take your place instead.

💗 A voluntary donation helps us to keep the Meetup group up and running :) you can either pay via a Tikkie or in cash after we finish the hike.

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