The day started off beautifully with a nice sleep in as we had no morning tour. We were in Rotterdam until noon but the weather was so lovely that we headed to the top deck for sunshine and warmth. Nov 10th and in sandals and shirt sleeves on the top. After lunch we headed to Kinderdyjk but the weather took a turn sharply downwards and we were all bundled up for the afternoon tour to see the windmills, learn about the area and how the canals work. The local municipality did an amazing job with their presentation center and their information movie was fun and multi media.
We strolled (quickly in the cold) down the boardwalk to see the windmill in action but due to the large amount of people in our group, we passed on the climb up the windmill. Even in the mist though, the windmills looked like quiet sentinels waiting to wage war on the water. They said without water management, it would take only 3 months for the land to be flooded again. We spent the late afternoon and evening in the company of our new friends and our table in the dining room can often be found with many giggles and lots of good conversation. Hard to believe we only have 2 days left.
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