---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/bertrix-september-2022'
title: 'Bertrix, September 2022'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-11T21:19:22+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 12
---

# Bertrix, September 2022

![A calm river flows through a green landscape with trees, a wooden bench, and distant hills in view.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/semois-river-640w.jpg)
*The Semois river in the Belgian Ardennes.*

![A group of people playing a board game inside a tent, chatting and laughing together.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/playing-board-games-in-tent-640w.jpg)
*Eight people playing a board game in a tent. Small but cozy.*

![Guido, the owner of Camping Maka, behind the bar](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/camping-maka-bar-1-640w.jpg)
*Camping Maka has a small bar with La Chouffe on tap, and apparently, a white fox on the ceiling ...*

![Vanessa enjoying a beer](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/camping-maka-bar-2-640w.jpg)
*We had to wait for rain to pass, so we enjoyed a few beers at Camping Maka's bar. La Chouffe for me, Karmeliet for Vanessa.*

![The word 'Maka' spelled with large logs, standing next to a river.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/camping-maka-sign-640w.jpg)
*The famous sign of Camping Maka in Bertrix. The sun after the rain makes everything a bit more dreamy.*

![Two vans parked side by side with connected awnings, creating a sheltered outdoor space with chairs and decorations.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/connected-vans-640w.jpg)
*We put two vans next to each other, and tried to connect their awnings. It rained 70% of the time so it allowed us to hang out and stay dry.*

![A woman in a gray hoodie sits at an outdoor table, laughing with her eyes closed in the afternoon sunlight.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/vanessa-laughing-640w.jpg)
*I love the afternoon sun in September.*

![Axl adds wood to a fire while others watch and help during an outdoor gathering.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/making-a-fire-640w.jpg)
*Axl helping to make a fire. Unfortunately, we could not make s'mores as it started raining again shortly after. No one wants soggy s'mores ...*

![People sit under a van's awning, staying dry while a small fire burns nearby on a rainy camping trip.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/camping-in-the-rain-640w.jpg)
*This photo sums up our camping weekend pretty well: hanging out under the van's awning to avoid getting rained on.*

![Castle walls rising above a river with a medieval bridge and green banks..](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/bouillon-castle-640w.jpg)
*<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouillon\_Castle">Bouillon Castle</a> is believed to date back from before 980. The views from the top are amazing! In my imagination, farmers lived and worked in the fields along the river banks.*

![A man stands between two boys, all smiling at the camera, dressed in jackets and hoodies, outdoors.](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/the-boys-640w.jpg)

![Arrowslit at bouillon castle](https://dri.es/files/cache/bertrix-september-2022/arrowslit-at-bouillon-castle-640w.jpg)
*An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowslit">arrowslit</a> in the castle wall of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouillon\_Castle">Bouillon Castle</a> in Belgium. The castle is more than a 1,000 years old. Archers launched arrows through it to defend their territory.*