Kinderdijk

Leaving Fort Vuren behind us, we headed into town to hire a couple of bikes for the day.

I can empathize with this sign… it still surprises me how sore my posterior gets when biking longish distances on the (otherwise) very comfortable Dutch bikes..

Anyway, hired bikes, and went for a bit of tour through the streets of Dordrecht.. (I think?)

and then took a boat up towards Kinderdijk Kinderdijk. Kinderdijk is a UNESCO site which is the largest concentration of old windmills in The Netherlands. They were built in 1750, and while not strictly required for draining the polders, they are still in operational use. People do live in them (you can apply), but you have to be a certified windmill operator.

Anyway, a very pretty place, and interesting to see the drainage in operation.

You can go inside a couple of the windmills and see what life was like, back in the day. Here for example is one of the (childrens) beds:

Then it was a nice bike around the surrounds. It’s just such a lovely way to get around, and so many bikers everywhere.. good country for it (if windy)

I imagine this is a road that tall vehicles don’t travel down. I wonder if accidents happen… I guess they must?