In October we started our classtrip at the train station in Dorstfeld. The train took us to Bochum main station. There we went to the Kemnader lake by bus. Mrs. Genau and Mrs. Bolduan were with us for four days.
In the morning we had a tasty breakfast at the hostel in Bochum. Everything was self-service. Afterwards we took the bus again. We had to walk from the busstop to the lake. Imagine! Walking in the morning! There we met Peter, our sailing instructor. First there was (boring) theory lesson. We learned four sailing knots during class and how to prepare the boats.
On the first day we simply paddled on the lake, but on the next day we already learned how to sail across it. Everyone helped to prepare the boats. Sometimes there was no wind and we nedded the paddles and the sail. Sometimes some funny things happened. One boat got stuck so that two classmates couldn´t move on, one time there were swans that wanted to have a look at our boats. In the evening we had our meal together and then we played games in the dining-room. Some ordered non-alcoholic cocktails at night, some drank too much coke.
One day we had an ice-cream together after sailing school and on the next day we went to the planetarium. There we watched a film about our earth. Everyone was happy on the last day, some missed their families. We all had fun on the lake once again, and then it was time to say goodbye to Peter, to the boats and to the lake.
