At the beginning of the trip we didn’t see a lot of sun and blue sky so I thought this photo would be a good substitute.
We spent a day at Kinderdijk where there are 19 windmills in close proximity.
‘The Kinderdijk windmills are considered a Dutch icon throughout the entire world. The seventeen windmills that were used for water drainage were built between 1738 and 1740. Before then, the area already had polder mills, two of which can still be seen. For many years, these windmills kept the low-lying, peat land of the Alblasserwaard dry. This land was continually threatened by floods and soil compaction. In Kinderdijk, the almost one thousand years of 'battling the water' is still visible in the polder landscape. It’s with good reason, that the Kinderdijk-Elshout windmill complex was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1997.’ text from the internet.
Our caravan site was on the banks of the Oude Maas near Barendrecht Holland. In the evenings it was a very short walk to go and watch these huge ships passing by.
‘Foresight’ registered in St. John’s gross tonnage 9611t as I write it is en-route to Singapore – passing the end of the caravan site!
Next stop Amsterdam: We went into Amsterdam twice, but had expected to go in more often to see the museums and galleries. Our first foray to the Rijksmuseum was thwarted by the length of queues for for tickets and then to get in. We walked around the canals and other sights instead.
This magnificent building is the Central Station
Now – where did I leave my bike?
I did quite a few bike rides from the caravan site and this included some geocaches as well. It was a geocache that brought me to this memorial for the 6 crew of the Wellington Bomber.
Over the water from the site is the nature reserve Het Twiske. There were lots of cycle and walking tracks throughout the area. These two photos were taken from reserve towards Landsmeer.
More to come. Watch this space!
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