I made another trip to the channel today. I was there in the late evening and the light was perfect for sharp contrasts and saturated colors! I'll see about posting a few more pictures later.

I have a question though. Why does this ship have two Plimsoll lines? This is the indicator of safe load for the ship. I knew about these already because I am ( Read more... )

I was on a long bike ride today, so the Netherlands decided it was the perfect time for the first thunderstorm we've had since I moved here 6 months ago.

But I'm not even mad. I enjoyed being on my bike in the rain again. Though I was *really* wet for half an hour or so on the way home...

By total luck, I was at the channel at the right time to see ( Read more... )

I took a 26 mile / 42 kilometer round trip by bike to a spot on the North Sea Canal about 12 kilometers from the center of Amsterdam. I'd scouted around on Google maps and it seemed like a good place to watch commercial shipping. Far enough west that basically all the ships going to or coming from the north sea should go by before stopping ( Read more... )