We woke up-this morning docked in Kinderdjiik, a village in the
province of South Holland about 15kms from Rotterdam.
There are 16 working windmills in Kinderdijk. They are used to pump water from the polders
using internal or external scoops into reservoirs.
We walked for a few minutes from the ship to the De
Nederwaard to see the 8 mills that were built in 1738.
We arrived at one of the mills and the miller was there
putting the sails on the blades and we watched him climb the rungs of the blades
and spread out the sails. He scaledd the lofty heights of the blade in a pair of wooden clogs.. He then
started the blades turning and they turn surprisingly fast. It was quite frightening to near them.
After our tour we returned to the ship as it began to sail
down the Rhine towards Cologne Germany.
It will take until tomorrow morning to reach Cologne.
We spent the remainder of the afternoon relaxing and sitting
up on the top deck watching the world go by.
Dinner onboard was a Captains
Welcome Dinner and it started with an introduction in the lounge to the captain
and all the heads of each area. This was
accompanied with champagne and canapes.
1 comment:
Looks terrific, very jealous of the sunshine
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