May 3rd, 2014
Joop and Jenny took us to the Watersnood Museum in Ouwerkerk in the province of Zeeland. This museum highlights the damage, recovery and the future after the flood of February 1, 1953. The museum is in the 4 original caissons used to close the breach in the dyke at Ouwerkerk. Afterwards we drove by the Delta Works which has gates which can be closed in times of storms and flooding. From there we drove to the Plompetoren (Plump Tower) on the Oosterschelde and Joop & Jenny’s cottage at Brugh-Haamstede. The back yard had no wind and with the sun shining it was very pleasant to sit in the back yard with a cup of tea. Before heading home we stopped for ice cream and a view of the sea. Supper was at a pannekoeken restaurant in Leerbroek. Afterwards we had a very good visit with Aunt Annie and Uncle Jan showing the pictures of the last 4 days.
