2007
New Year I will welcome in South Africa!
I have 3 weeks to explore culture of this country with my two very special friends: Dominika and Johann.
Afterwards, back in Europe and again new work, new country, new people...
This time it is Berlin:)
I wish everyone, including myself, to find the right direction in the coming year!
Skiing...
One of the main things I definitely miss from Vienna is
skiing.
Belgium is a very flat country so there is no such a skiing craziness as in Austria...
Some recalls from our skiing weekends in 2006.
Going up.
Sometimes going down.
Getting excited after reaching the top of the mountain.
Some beautiful views...
We went with Roman to buy ski-goggles together. Somehow, even though we have different shapes of heads, we decided on the same kind of goggles:))
Having a bit of rest on the ground.
After skiing, the best you can wish for yourself is relaxing at thermal baths.
Skiing is so much fun...
Sailing
It is hard to describe how much energy, freedom, power and freshness brings sailing...
Simply spending time on the open sea, can clear your mind and refill you with the new wind:)
It is astonishing how long you can stare at the sea, sinking in your thoughts...
Taking advantage of living in Belgium I went for two sailing weekends in september 2006. One went on in a very calm, quiet, sunny way. The other one was speedy, windy and very shaky;)
Here some of the photos/memories I like...
Sailing 15.09-17.09.2006
Nieuwpoort - Blankenberge (BE).
We organised two teams of friends: 12 people + one professional skipper for one boat.
More or less both boats were sailing together.
Our boat was smaller.
This is the other boat.
Tibor - our skipper (captain of the boat).
Kamila - polish friend.
Jan - cool czech guy:)
Askhat - DHL friend from the very no sailing country - Kazakhstan.
Me:)
It was a beautiful, sunny, lazy day.
Slow, sleepy atmosphere...
We were absolutely creative in finding different (mostly lying) positions on different parts of the boat:)
Here with Kamila and Askhat.
Spotting some boats on the horizon.
Kamila.
Checking our position.
Followin the other boat.
Very lazy but cheerful day...
Getting to the harbour - at this point everyone gets busy.
Sunset walk on the beach.
Party on the boat of course, at the end of the first day.
Welcoming the second day on the boat of course - breakfast together.
This day Nathalie joined our boat.
Tibor and Askhat.
Got a bit grey this time...
Jan, Nathalie, Kamila.
Time for a sailing lesson.
Me.
Last drink after the sailing together:)
Sunset in Nieuwpoort.
Yes, we enjoyed the experience.
Sailing 29.09-01.10.2006
Breskens (NL) - Oostende (BE)
Also this time we created two teams but boats were sailing separately...
Askhat at the helm.
Guys sitting at the top of the boat.
Our skipper - Raul.
Askhat.
Girls of the boat: me, Ilke and Kamila.
Alexander.
Mark - tough guy of this sailing;)
I was passionately taking pictures of every boat that was passing by.
Steering is never easy...me at the helm:)
Sometimes it was very steep on the boat...
...and fast, we were reaching up to 13 knots.
You can see a winch in the picture, everything turns around it:)
Sometimes it was quiet and sunny...
Almost end of the 10 hour sailing day.
Getting to the harbour...
Kamila.
Ilke.
Me.
Fishing boat.
Our boat moored between two other boats.
Walk by the sunset in Oostende.
Next day we got even more of shaky sea.
Teaching how to steer or at least in which direction to go.
Me:)
We got safely to the harbour. Our skipper had to check however the top of the genoa (sail).
That day we got some troubes with ropes. We had to cut two lines during sailing. Once, the boom went out of our control and hit the arm of our skipper... It was not as that smoothe as expected but still amazing experience:)
