Alex Goes Sailing
Today our young guest writer Alex de Leeuw shares with us the fun he had sailing this weekend. A few months ago Alex helped us fixed the boat and we finally got to test it out on the water. Since Alex is Dutch I have translated his story into English for him.
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“Zijn wij er bijna?”
Vandaag was ik heel vrolijk, want we reden naar de haven…
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“Are we there yet?”
Today I was very excited because we drove to the harbour…
… zodat wij konden gaan varen met de boot.
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… so that we could go sailing with the boat. Yay!
Wij gingen het water op en ik was de eerste matroos.
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We went out on the water and I was the first mate.
“Dat is heel veel water. Zou er ook vis in zitten?”
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“That is a lot of water. I wonder if there are any fish.”
“Dag vissen. Zijn jullie daar? Nee?”
Ik heb geen vissen gezien, maar ik weet zeker dat ze er waren.
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“Hello fishes. Are you there? No?”
I did not see any fishes but I’m sure they were there.
Daarna ben ik in de mast geklommen, zodat ik het hele meer kon zien…
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Next I climbed the mast so I could see the whole lake…
… en toen heb ik gekeken of ik ook piraten boten kon vinden. Ik denk dat ze zich verstopt hebben.
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… and check for pirate ships but I didn’t see any. They must have been hiding too.
Toen gebeurde er iets heel engs. Ik viel bijna in het water.
“Aahh! Laat me niet in het water vallen! Misschien zitten er wel haaien!”
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Then something really scary happened. I almost fell in the water.
“Aahh! Don’t let me fall in the water! There might be sharks!”
De rest van de reis moest ik dus een reddingsvest aan.
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So I had to wear a life jacket for the rest of the trip…
… maar ik mocht wel aan het roer.
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…but I got to steer the boat.
Aan het einde van de dag wees ik de weg naar de haven.
“Deze kant op.”
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At the end of the day I guided us back to the harbor.
“It’s this way.”
… en hielp ik met het opruimen van de boot.
“Ik denk dat ik hulp kan gebruiken.”
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…and helped tidy up the boat before going home.
“I might need some help.”
Picture 3 is a bit x-rated – although letting your hairy gonads hang out in the cool sea breeze can be quite refreshing, so I don’t blame Alex.
Jake – Thanks. Now I’ve got Alex asking what the word gonads means every 5 mins while I try to avoid asking. Luckily it is just his tail (no not that one) but I see what you mean.
Sorry to lower the tone…
Alex is look quite dashing in #5. Love the windswept mane!
Jake – It’s ok. I was only joking.
Just a Plane Ride Away – He looks like he belongs at sea doesn’t he :)
These posts are the best! I love him in the car, buckled in, and scared on the boat. Adorable!