Wednesday, August 9, 2006

My first sailing expedition!

Today marked my inaugural experience on a sailboat. One of the teachers, Christina, has been sailing since she was 2. She is a member of the local marina and rents a boat one afternoon every week. This afternoon, Christina took a couple of us new teachers out on her 38-foot sailboat for a three hour sailing expedition on the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is surprisingly rough, and I was terrified of getting seasick on this (relatively) small boat. Pre-departure, Christina said, "And if you get seasick, I'm sorry but we're still coming back at 5." Thankfully, my stomach didn't fail me and sailing was amazing.

Boarding the boat.

Our fearless captain.

Exiting the marina.

View of the Herzliya shoreline.

Michelle up on the bow.

Up on the bow.

Learning how to steer.
(I was terrible at it.)

Tomorrow is our first day of full staff orientation. School starts in exactly one week!

1 comment:

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