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Message from the sky

Author: DJ
September 1, 2009

I love the ocean, especially at night time. I don’t like the big crowd during the day and prefer to go to the beach when most people are gone. If they let me camp out under the stars on the beach then I would. I have to wait until I am rich and have my own beach front property to be able to do so. For now I make the best of what I got. On this special evening, there is something in the sky, take a look at tell me what you see.

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Red Sky Sunset

Author: DJ
August 27, 2009

Not often I get a chance to see this type of sunset at the beach. This time I was not giving myself an excuse to not take the time to make some photos. It was not as beautiful as the one I saw a few weeks earlier in the city but it was still a sight to see at 10:15 PM.



Hoek Van Holland Beach on July 03, 2009

Author: DJ
August 27, 2009

It was a good idea to go for a walk after a heavy dinner at Restaurant Nautiquie. There were plenty of people hanging out at the beach being Friday night and all. There is a club there that is a favorite spot for many young people to just chill out late into the night.

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Sunset Walk at Hoek van Holland Beach clips

Author: DJ
August 24, 2009

Additional video clips from my sunset walk at Hoek van Holland Beach. The water was nice and warm at 22:34 hour and I didn’t want to head home.

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Sunset Walk at Hoek Van Holland Beach

Author: DJ
August 24, 2009

A stroll along the canal is nice but walking bare feet at the beach is even better, especially near sunset time. These photos and clips were taken on June 23, 2009 at Hoek van Holland beach.

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After a family gathering for mother’s day, Johan took me to Hoek van Holland beach to see the sunset. It was a bit windy but a perfect weather for Johan’s favorite sport, windsurfing. I have been to this beach many times and even been in the water, trying to float for a few minutes. I can only imagine the thrill and freedom of windsurfing and if I want to attempt such activity then I first must be a strong swimmer and must love the water enough to keep on going after a few gulps of water.

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Biking to Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier part two

Author: DJ
September 11, 2008

More photos from my last trip to the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier.

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Biking to Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier

Author: DJ
September 11, 2008

A few weeks ago I ventured out on my bike and headed toward Hoek van Holland. It was a nice afternoon, not too warm and not too cold, perfect for biking. There was a nice breeze and I kept pusing myself to get to my destination, the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier. The last time I visit this place was in the spring of last year.

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Biking on the Weekend

Author: DJ
April 26, 2007

It’s spring time and I time to get on my bike and go places. I normally don’t use my bike for daily routines and prefer to walk to the grocery store or to the train station to catch a train for school. The reason? I am afraid of hitting cars on the sides of the road. I rather walk and only use my bike during the weekend when the weather is nice. This particular Sunday evening the weather was warm enough for a ride along the harbor. The goal was to get to the movable dam gate in the waterweg at Hoek van Holland (Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier). I have to admit that I almost gave up near the end of the route but Johan kept telling me not to quit.

Final Destination is that white thing way down there.

biking in the Netherlands

I made it half way. Looking back.

biking in the Netherlands

Electric windmills for harvesting energy.

windmills in the Netherlands

A boat passes through the harbor.

shipping boat, Hoek van Holland

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Hoek Van Holland Beach

Author: DJ
June 16, 2006

We had a beautiful weather here last weekend. I knew Saturday would be a bad day to go to the beach due to a large crowd. I waited till early evening Sunday to hit Hoek Van Holland beach. I didn’t care for getting a sun tan since I’m still trying to recover from last year’s tan. It was nice to get some sea air. I didn’t get back till almost 23:00 and had to get up at 6:00 AM on Monday. What a price to pay the first day of the week.

Sunset stroll can be quite romantic

Hoek van Holland Beach

Taking the time to enjoy the sunset

Hoek van Holland Beach

Hoek van Holland Beach

When you have wind, harvest it for energy.

Hoek van Holland Beach

Another angle

Hoek van Holland Beach

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