As a part of the Water Project , we visit different
water facilities and places connected to water.
Our first trip was to the island of Tholen. First of all, we went to see
the sea locks and learn how they work. When a boat wants to pass from salt
water to fresh water, it has to go through a lock in order to prevent the salt
water intrusion. The fresh water intrusion is no problem as the fresh water
comes to the salt water anyway when it rains. After seeing the lock from a
close distance, we climbed a tower to see the locks and the whole area from a
high spot.
In the afternoon, we visited the North Sea Museum. The
museum tells the story of the huge flood in 1953. We could see the documents
about the flood and a large number of chronicles with pictures taken during the
flood. There are many objects people used that time or got as material help. Those
who understand Dutch could listen to the life stories of individuals who lost
their lives in the flood. Another interesting thing to see was the way the
Netherlands deals with the water nowadays. There is still danger something
could happen again but the country has developed its water policy a lot since
the mentioned flood.
As the last, we went for a walk to a nature reserve. The
weather was nice and we could enjoy the nature which we don't see so often in
the Netherlands. We saw many different kinds of flowers and some animals,
especially birds.
At the end of the day, we took a picture of our group and
shared our experience with the others.
Markéta, Czech Republic
