Translation of vernetzen

The woman that is described in the text has a lot of problems not only in society but also with her health. I would like to see this woman on a diet not because of the people around her but because of herself.
We had time to walk around the waterfall but refrained from entering the little lake at the bottom. My fellow tourtakers were quiet nice and we spend a while just sitting in the grass near the water.
We boarded the ship and it left the port. They started with lunch, which was pretty good. The ship sailed for about an hour until it reached the bay area, which had over one thousand islands.