At the Dutch village of Den Oever, just north of Amsterdam, the A7 motorway extends onto the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometer dike that separates IJsselmeer Lake and the North Sea. Near the midway point, approaching the village of Breezanddijk, a veritable forest of near-shore wind turbines emerges from the south, reaching halfway to the horizon.
It’s a striking scene, even to those well familiar with it.
