Dunes are hills formed by the sand on the beach and the wind. A great deal of the country is protected against flood by the sea by this thin line of dunes . So we take good care of it. Most is forbidden area . This is a view from the country side. . I just read that the highest dune hill in Zeeland is 50,81 mtr. + 166,70 feet= 55,566 yd .
(On the south east part of our country we have real hills)
Are the dunes different than the dikes- or did they replace them as a more natural protection against the sea? I enjoy the shore areas here, so I have a feeling I'd like this place as well. I have some ancestry from Holland. I wonder if my forebears lived by the sea and that is how I am attracted to it- it's in the blood as we say here!
@olivetreeann The dunes is a natural protection and liable to weather conditions. ( Storms destroy them.) To be save we make dikes on the weak spots . (sea dikes) Inland we have dikes to protect us for rivers and around reclaimed lakes and inlets. .
@overalvandaan Bedankt voor beide fav`s . Het is gemaaid koren . dat is altijd zo droog .Het wordt zo geploegd Het heeft hier selfs behoorlijk geregend de laatste tijd.
Once again I have to say how I enjoy learning about your country through your eyes. The destruction of sand dunes is a bitter environmental debate here. Lovely image with its focus on the flat foreground.
