Never A Dull Moment: Sailing

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Sailing

Saturday evening we had a neighborhood meeting with our neighbors to discuss some changes in our trash and recycling process and cleaning the foresty area behind our house, as well as other businessy things. (Do you like the adjectives I am creating?) After the boring stuff, we had a grill on this land. It was a nice time for us to meet other people that live in our small neighborhood. One man proposed that we all go sailing on Sunday on his boat from the Marina in Gdańsk to the pier in Sopot. We were asked a few times if we would go. I kept thinking we should be going to church but on the other hand this was a nice opportunity for us to visit with the other neighbors. So after a bit of pressure from a few people, we ended up agreeing to go.

I am so glad we did. One, it was a great Polish lesson for the entire day, and 2) it was a beautiful day for sailing!! The girls had a good time exploring the sail boat. I think that it could sleep 20 people fairly easily and it had a small kitchen and THREE bathrooms! We sailed about an hour and a half and then stopped in the middle of the water and they opened the great big sail. We just floated for about 15 minutes and then continued on to Sopot. When we got there, we had about an hour and a half to wander around. The problem was that if we left the pier, we would have to pay 24zl to come back on since you have to pay now to walk on the pier. So we decided to just stay put. But staying on a pier for an hour and a half with Macie and Ella and 2 other girls the same age as my girls got to be a bit boring. Macie and her friend Tola were CRAZY!!! I think it was from the candy they had eaten the whole trip plus the ice cream they had while we waited. Finally we got to get back on the boat and head back. I am glad we were able to go.

Since this day, we have been able to say hello and talk with our neighbors more than we had previously. Success!!