Rotterdam, 2006 - Part 2
Mike and Darrin decided to check out Hoek van Holland on the west coast. Rotterdam is one of the largest ports in the world, and all of that maritime traffic passes through here...
Our goal was to visit the gigantic Maeslant "Storm Surge" Barrier on the New Waterway. This wonder actually shuts the waterway down to prevent storm surge from heading inland...
Here's a chapter from Darrin's travel video, showing the trip to Hoek van Holland and a great working model of the Barrier in action. It's in Windows Media format. Click the photo below to stream the chapter...
During the weekend, Darrin spent time in Maastricht with Anna - a girl he'd met in Den Haag who would eventually become his wife! Mike and Ed went to Texel to watch some windy beach action...
...and later to Brugge, Belgium. On the way, they met up with Ed's dad. Here's Ed and his father...
And a couple pix from Belgium...
