What I had was a memorable weekend!

Describing this weekend in words is a big challenge. But as I fulfillesd a lot of challenges on our Sailing trip, I will try to give you an impression of how wonderful this weekend was.

We started our trip on Friday afternoon. After a short briefing about the katamaran we sailed out of the harbour. After a half an hour like on a rollercoaster and a lot of seasick people our captain decided to go back to a place in the windshadow of a sandbank. We anchored there for the night and we had the opportunity to go there and to climb the lighthouse which was built in 1846. We enjoyed the stunning view and went for a short walk across the sandbank where we saw a colony of nesting seagulls. 

Back on the boat we prepared dinner, played games and then the evening had already passed. What I did then was take my sleeping bag to sleep outside, and of course I took the best place ever: the hamick! Actually I didn't sleep a lot that night but it was a challenge for me firstly not to admit that the others were right in saying that it will be uncomfortable and secondly not to fall in the water. So I enjoyed the nature and its changing during the night. 

On Saturday morning we started early. The captain was quite surprised finding me in the hamick. Obviously there were others who tried but nobody did a whole night...

After sailing for two hours we had breakfast at open sea what maybe was not that relaxed. But when we finally arrived the Abel Tasman we all were so flabbergasted that we forgot about the troughs of the last hours. I just felt thankful that I could be there. This beauty is indescribable, but I imagine paradise must be like this. Whereever you look, nothing else than rock formations, forsaked beaches, impressive ferns, and animals like dolphins and seals. 

During sailing the captain had another challenge for me to do: standing in the sail while the boat is moving. If you don't get it what I actually could do, just imagine being part of the sail, feeling the speed and the wind.

After a walk of two hours, passing a cool Swingbridge, we were ready for the next challenge: swimming in the freezing water of Anchorage Bay! 

One of the funniest moments was when we went out to catch our own whitebait. These are little fish with silver eyes and they use to going up the little creeks with the tight. So what we did was force them to swim in the net by walking in a line through the tiny rivers. 

Great fun not only to catch it but also to eat it. Never had such good seafood, I mean you just kill them and a few minutes later they are on your plate :)

Well, the fish was only our starter. After that we had a beautiful barbecue with sunset. 

Sunday morning we had breakfast at a little bay which was at the same time starting point for another short walk. And afterwards we were of course ready for a swim. And thanks to our captain we know now that it was only 15 degrees :) 

Sailing back to Nelson in the afternoon was just a dream. I really felt one with the water, the wind and the sea and I wished it wouldn't had come to an end. 

But unfortunately it ended. 

Well, I am not sailing anymore, but my body does. Everything seems to go up and down with the waves. And while a few had troubles with seasickness, I am afraid that I have kind of a landsickness which makes me really dizzy... 

Bye for now!