The Netherlands is a country with a lot of waterways including canals, and one of the more interesting ways I have seen to cross a canal is ‘De Trekschuit’, a hand powered pedestrian and bicycle ferry located in the village of Schipluiden, between Delft and Rotterdam. De Trekschuit uses a hand crank which pulls on a chain to cross the canal in a completely human powered way. Very cool!
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I used that ferry 5 years ago when my daughter and I cycled from Liverpool to Amsterdam. We didn't have a clue until some locals turned up. Wish we'd had your instructive video then😅
There are a lot of these do it yourself ferries in the Netherlands! Nice video.
There'd be some guesswork without being able to read the Dutch! I could only make out a few words. It all makes me think of that Clint Eastwood western movie with the ferry in it and they're being chased. I think it was "Josey Wales".
Quite a neat trick. Thanks for the effort to show us !
Thanks for this video. Very nice to know this ferry exists. One of the things the sign says, is ‘Overige scheepvaart heeft voorrang’, which means the ferry should yield to other ships.
Not explicitly mentioned, but you can clearly see in the video that the canal has a much higher water level than the surrounding area (the "polders"). This happens a lot in the Netherlands, and is part of the extensive water table management which prevents us all from getting wet feet.