sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #201 Share Posted August 17, 2019 The Zuiderdam at dock at Rotterdam Cruise Terminal. The original Holland America office building is at the right with the unique roof line and pennants. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #202 Share Posted August 17, 2019 We boarded the Waterbus having bought combo-tickets online for Kinderdijk and the Waterbus to take us 30 minutes up river. Here is the entire Zuiderdam ship at dock with an interesting cantalevered multi-use building on the left. Rotterdam has interesting architecture as almost all buildings were built after most of the city was destroyed in WWII. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #203 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) A moment later we are on the other side of the Suspension Bridge looking back at the Zuiderdam, headed for the 19 windmills of Kinderdijk. Edited August 17, 2019 by sansterre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 17, 2019 #204 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Enjoying your reports and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #205 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) We are not cruising WSW at a speed of 18 knots through the English Channel, near the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. It is too hazy to see them or much of anything today. But the seas are quite calm and temperature is 66F/19C. Enjoying a sea day before three ports in Ireland: Cork (Cobh), Dublin, and Belfast. Edited August 17, 2019 by sansterre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbob66 Posted August 17, 2019 #206 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thank you for your reporting and photos of the trip. We really enjoy you sharing the adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #207 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Kinderdijk is a UNESCO World Heritage site including 19 working windmills built in the 18th century to control water levels. We took the Waterbus up the Maas River to see this interesting site. It operates once an hour, taking about 30 minutes to and from Rotterdam. An option offered is to take the hop-on / hop-off boat which gives an opportunity to see the windmills from the full canal and get off to see the inside of some windmills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted August 17, 2019 #208 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Amazing. How cool that there is a HO-HO boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #209 Share Posted August 17, 2019 This windmill was open to visit. And it was also operating! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #210 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) Here are some photos from the living quarters on the lower level. Bedroom and living area, followed by the entrance where they keep their shoes, boots, and skates and the kitchen by the inner workings of the windmill. Edited August 17, 2019 by sansterre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #211 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) More later..............time for Gala dinner! Edited August 17, 2019 by sansterre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted August 17, 2019 #212 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 2:16 PM, sansterre said: Currently sailing through the Greenland Sea. This is the roughest sea we have had on this cruise, but it is still fairly calm with just an occasional white cap. The photo below was taken at 5:00 pm today, 5 hours ago. Both the sky and water have been like that most of the day. Currently, the wind is 18mph from the NNE which means we are going right into the wind. We will arrive Isafjourdur, our first port in Iceland tomorrow at 8. It will be a tender port and weather is expected to be partly cloudy and cold with temperatures in the 40's. Since we took a tour last year to a waterfall and saw much of Iceland's NW Peninsula, we plan to walk around the town and/or port area this time. Great shots! Keep them coming! Are you using the CC website program for your reports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #213 Share Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, tommui987 said: Great shots! Keep them coming! Are you using the CC website program for your reports? No, what is the CC website program? Might be worth looking into! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #214 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Here are two photos of the Suspension Bridge in Rotterdam that I tried to post earlier today. The Zuiderdam is on the other side of the bridge. We are on the Waterbus on the way too Kinderdijk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #215 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) And now a few other photos from the day in the community of Kinderdijk: Wildflowers near the water one of many planters filled with colorful petunias Overlooking a back yard and the river Maas (look for goats, sheep, and a chicken) Edited August 17, 2019 by sansterre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 17, 2019 Author #216 Share Posted August 17, 2019 And as if we didn't see enough windmills in Kinderdijk, many modern windmills are on our sailaway last night.. Earlier, while eating diner, we actually saw two old windmills on the sailaway nearer Rotterdam, starboard side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlirious Posted August 18, 2019 #217 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Cobh, Ireland this morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted August 18, 2019 #218 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Great photos. Keep 'em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingnut Posted August 18, 2019 #219 Share Posted August 18, 2019 You actually got to dock in Cobh? On the WC earlier this year we docked across the harbor at Ringaskiddy. While we could see Cobh, we couldn't get there (unless you took a taxi but the trip would be a looooong way around to actually get there. We ended up going into Cork. So close, yet so far.... Linda R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 18, 2019 #220 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Wonderful pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlirious Posted August 18, 2019 #221 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On the way to Kinsale (my excursion). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 18, 2019 Author #222 Share Posted August 18, 2019 We also enjoyed a full day tour to Ring of Kerry and Killarney. Enjoying a great sail out right now. Will post photos later tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted August 18, 2019 #223 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, sansterre said: We also enjoyed a full day tour to Ring of Kerry and Killarney. Enjoying a great sail out right now. Will post photos later tonight! May we ask who you used for your tour ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjan1 Posted August 19, 2019 #224 Share Posted August 19, 2019 13 hours ago, cruzingnut said: You actually got to dock in Cobh? On the WC earlier this year we docked across the harbor at Ringaskiddy. While we could see Cobh, we couldn't get there (unless you took a taxi but the trip would be a looooong way around to actually get there. We ended up going into Cork. So close, yet so far.... Linda R. We visited Cobh on a cruise in 2026. Berthed at the main Titanic quay, right outside the museum, minutes to walk into the little town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted August 19, 2019 Author #225 Share Posted August 19, 2019 12 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: May we ask who you used for your tour ? Tours with Locals. Michael was our tour guide; he was excellent. Tours with Locals in Cork was easy to work with - very responsive and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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