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Kinderdyk Mar. 28
After sailing on the Rhine and its associated canals overnight, we arrived about 8 am at Kinderdyk, very near Rotterdam. Kinderdyk is home to a collection of 19 very old (300 years I think) windmills, (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), that still operate to help keep the sea out of the Netherlands. Nowadays they are supplemented by modern pumping stations, but the mills still have human caretakers, and we were lucky to see one such fellow putting the sails on the arms of his mill this morning. We went inside the mill, former home to a family with 13 children many years ago. The mills almost looked like large toys and are very picturesque. Here are a few pix, to be followed by others in a separate post.
Today we are sailing again, on our way to Antwerp, to arrive later this afternoon. I went up on the sun deck to take a peek at the bridge, and found the Captain (one of 3 on board) and his assistant explaining the ins and outs of navigating the canals. Much like our GM Adventure, the Viking Jarl has thrusters which enable the ship to turn 360 degrees in one spot. Our speed in the canal/river was 12 knots this afternoon. We pass through locks from time to time; earlier we sat very close beside a commercial ship as the lock filled up with water.
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Kinderdyk Mar. 28
After sailing on the Rhine and its associated canals overnight, we arrived about 8 am at Kinderdyk, very near Rotterdam. Kinderdyk is home to a collection of 19 very old (300 years I think) windmills, (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), that still operate to help keep the sea out of the Netherlands. Nowadays they are supplemented by modern pumping stations, but the mills still have human caretakers, and we were lucky to see one such fellow putting the sails on the arms of his mill this morning. We went inside the mill, former home to a family with 13 children many years ago. The mills almost looked like large toys and are very picturesque. Here are a few pix, to be followed by others in a separate post.
Today we are sailing again, on our way to Antwerp, to arrive later this afternoon. I went up on the sun deck to take a peek at the bridge, and found the Captain (one of 3 on board) and his assistant explaining the ins and outs of navigating the canals. Much like our GM Adventure, the Viking Jarl has thrusters which enable the ship to turn 360 degrees in one spot. Our speed in the canal/river was 12 knots this afternoon. We pass through locks from time to time; earlier we sat very close beside a commercial ship as the lock filled up with water.
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