In the past for many years windmills were used to remove the water from the land. These days the water pumps are much more efficient and only a few of the old mills are actively pumping water.
Here is the device which lifts the water to this modern pump.
Since 1/3 of Holland is below sea level there is a constant need to monitor and adjust the level of the water.
This mill was open to the public.
Another building on the site.
Standing in front of a canal and another windmill.
The blades of the working mills reach almost to the ground and can travel very fast. They are dangerous to the unsuspecting.
Small house outside the mill looks old but not used as a home. The miller and family would have lived inside the mill.
After leaving Kinderdijk we spent the rest of the day on board heading for Cologne where we will arrive in the morning.
Along the way we saw Noah's Arc on the bank. It has been being built by one man for years and is expected to open for tours soon.
Here we are at our muster station having our life-jacket drill.
Our ship, the Viking Freya, is only a few months old and is a lovely river boat. I don't have anything to compare her to but we here this is so from fellow passengers.
Tomorrow we will have a whole day in Cologne.
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