Chris asked Dad about this picture ...
The photo of the big ship reminds me of times when we would be biking from one city to another, and we could see a huge ship up ahead, looking like it was moving through a Dutch meadow. The Dutch have built huge canals, from the North Sea, to the interior port of Amsterdam.
There are complicated locks that lower the ships, about 3 or four times, down to the level of Amsterdam, which is quite a bit below sea level. When we ride our bikes, and come to where the canal is located, the bike path, and the road, go way down and under the canal, and back up on the other side.
The Dutch have done the same thing with the Harbor at Rotterdam. There is a road and bike path that goes way, way down, and under the harbor, and back up on the other side. I always worried that a really big ship would slice into the tunnel when I was biking down there.
Dad (Joseph LaMar Westra)
