Flat dive

Mileage: 157355

The weather app predicted sunny and warm weather for today. Since we had walked quite a lot over the past few days and hadn't had a real beach and swimming day yet, today was set to be a beach day.

We walked for a few minutes to the Haringsvliet, a large arm of the sea, and there was indeed a small beach with sand and a sunbathing area. However, we were surprised when we first got into the water, as it turned out this could not be a sea arm, since we were swimming in fresh water. It seems they had enclosed this area with a dam at the mouth.

We spent the day here until around 4:00 PM when all the local students wanted to spend their afternoon here, and it started to get more crowded.

On the way home, we saw a demand bridge for cyclists in operation. To get across the harbor entrance, there was a fully automatic self-service bridge at the former lock. When you pressed the request button, the passage for the sailors was closed, and a bridge was slid over the water. Impressive.