On The Water

Summer just doesn’t feel complete without time spent on the water. This past week ticked almost all of the boxes.

We were lucky enough to rent a place on Scharmutzelsee (about an hour Southeast of Berlin) It was the last place they had available and had three bedrooms which was perfect because then we could have more friends along!

Jasper’s friend Anton (best story teller of adventures) from school joined us and so did our family friends Alice (best listener) and her daughters Elfie (best Stand Up Paddle Boarding partner) and Sasha (best sous chef).

But back to the water… we were staying right next to a Marina that rented out large pedal boats, stand up paddle boards and more.

All 6 of us spent 4 hours out in the pedal boat, jumping off, swimming, getting pulled by the current back into shore, pedaling back out to do it all over again!

On our last full day we went out on a chartered sailboat to see more of the lovely lake. However, it was really hot and unfortunately not that windy. But darn we all looked good on that yacht!

It stayed hot on our last night and the kids and I went in for a pre bedtime swim to cool off and enjoy the lake one last time.

Berlin is surrounded by so many lakes. This summer we have also swum in the Havel, Plotzensee, and Wansee. Can’t wait to explore more. Stay tuned for the next installment because on Friday I’m going kayaking!