June 22, 2026
When the Kinderdijk polder flooded in 1421, baby Beatrijs floated away in her cradle. The family cat balanced the floating cradle until she was rescued.
Steam powered water mills helping keep the polder dry
Windwill circa 1700 rotating counter clockwise in the northwest wind
Iconic view from the boat
Inside one of the mills
The cogwork mechanism
Dimunitive bedstead
The wheel in the fireground was used as a pivot point to point the sails into the wind
The boat to Rotterdam
Along the Schie waterway in Rotterdam l.
Bike path drawbridge over a side canal
Biking through Oberschie
Originally a small creek, the Schie was straightened and made navigable over the years by digging. The town of Delft, which the Delftse Schie bisects, is named after the digging (Delft in Dutch). Note that the Schie is higher than the surrounding land
In Zweth
Baarboot on the Delft Schie
View of Delft
Mowing the Lilly pads
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