I just took my first ever sailing trip. ⛵🇳🇱
In Friesland, in the Netherlands. On the smallest boat, where we also slept (atop inflatable mattresses on the floor).
My husband and his friends are all experienced sailors. Me, not so much… 😰 I really struggled the first day and night.
I realized I wasn’t at all well-organized enough. Also, my whole body hurt after crouching and moving back and forth and dodging the sail. Oh, and I was terrified when the boat tilted in the wind and water seemed to be just about to flood the boat (apparently that’s normal).
Not gonna lie, I might’ve cried a bit because I didn’t think I could make it through four whole days. It didn’t help that I don’t (yet) speak German, and sometimes the crew would start yelling at each other, and I had no idea what was going on (turns out they were just yelling b/c the wind was loud 🤷🏼♀️).
In the end, I had a fantastic time because of the wonderful people and the beauty of the surroundings, and it didn’t hurt that my sweet husband made me coffee with warm milk in the morning. ☕
If you’re interested, these are some of the places we sailed:
@ottenhomeheeg was our point of departure and where we rented the boats
@restaurantdeklokkenstoel in Goingarijp was a really sweet harbor with a B&B/resto
@_passantenhavenlangweer was a lovely harbor
And for more info @visit.friesland
Cheers to always saying yes to new experiences, and to “bucking up” when you find yourself out of your comfort zone.
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