We woke this morning after a very stormy night and were surprised to discover we were still parked in Maassluis. The wind and the rain last night were rocking Kiki like she was on the sea, not parked next to it!
First stop today is Kinderdijk to visit the UNESCO Windmills.
Built around 1640 it looks like most of the windmills are actually occupied by families!
There are nineteen windmills in total. Apparently they had to keep adding them to keep up with the changing water levels as the reclaimed land shifted over time.
Emma tries on some slightly oversize footwear...
The modern day alternative to the windmills - massive Archimedes screws powered by some equally large diesel engines. Of course, the engineer was fascinated....
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