Vissershaven

To the end of the beach there was a fish harbor. Early in the morning the boats tie up and the fish is sell. To keep the fish fresh the boats take ice with them. It is bring forward in peaces of 100 * 60 * 35. On the ship the ice is goes through a shredder. It makes a lot of noise and the ice fly in all directions. The workers are standing around. With a temperature of 30 degrees and more is some cold ice in the face and on the clothes not a real problem.

The last two days of the holyday were spent on a beach with a lot of Thai local peoples. The food and the drinks were somewhat poor. But hundreds of young Thai playing fully clothed in the sea give some compensation. Everybody walks in just as they are. On a moped or with a car they drive to the beach, remove there shoes and walk into the water. Everybody wear at least a shirt. A lot were in shorts. Other in long trousers. On a moped you can catch a cold very easily...

A long the coast they exploit yellow tubes pulled by small speedboats. The youth participate without any hesitation. Yelling and screaming they end several times in the water. Once I saw two boys entering the tube with trousers and all there normal clothes. One was in kaki trouser, tshirt and dressed shirt. The other in dressed trouser. Together with three other in shorts they become in the beginning still dry, several times completely soaked. Immediately after arriving on the beach I entered the water fully clothed in jeans, tshirt and dressed shirt just like the Thais. Later on after the lunch I ask the boat drivers for a ride on a tube. For the amount of 200 bath I could have a ride. It was somewhat disappointing. The boy think I don't want to become wet. Afterwards the legs of my trouser are damp, but the rest of my clothes doesn't catch even a drop of water...

Taking pictures of fully clothes guys in the water wasn't easy. The distances are big. The sun was shining straight in the lens of the camera. It isn't easy to take pictures from people up to there shoulders in the water. There was some guy clothed tracksuit, jumper and knitted cap slowly entering the water with a scanner for metals. I toke some pictures until the water reaches his shoulders. In the harbor three fully clothed boys are cleaning their boat. All of them were clothed in jeans, jumper, shirt and knitted cap. I toke pictures of these remarkable guys until they climb their boat completely soaked. On some other moment I saw a boy in brand new jeans walking on the streets completely soaked. We should never do so...

Next day I persuade one girl of our group to accompany me on a trip with a tube. This time we pointed out, that we want to become wet. The girl inspired the driver very. He sails tremendous fast. In the turn to the end of the beach we ended in the water. I lost my pair of glasses and was in just a moment completely soaked. We reentered the tube and the process were repeated several times. A pity of my glasses. The assurances pays 150 guilder only, while the pair of glasses are considerable more expensive. I ended the assurance immediately. An assurance taking your money for years but doesn't pay a real part of the damage is to no use...