Ah, today the warmth of the "Cybercafe" is most welcome. It is cold and wet here on the Isle of Wight and, although part of me is glad that yesterday was a beautifully sunny day for kayaking, I wish that our powerboat level one could have been done some other day. We didn't get changed into wetsuits or drysuits today, we just put some borrowed oilies (basically thick waterproofs) over the top of our clothes. Then we took out the little orange RIBs (powerboats, Rigid Inflatable Boat) out and learnt how to get them ready and everything, fairly simple. We also looked at anchoring them and tying them around bouys. Finally we learnt how to do the equivalent of a three point turn. Then came the painful part... We took that boat in and took out the bigger (with an engine almost 5X bigger than the orange RIBs) and faster boat to practise high speed manouvres... and oging that fast a small drop of rain feels like... well, painful. Fairly fast, lots of turns, all cool. Then back in and because we got it so quickly and we're a small group we got to finish early, about two-ish.
But now I'm nice and warm, as we finished early I felt justified in taking an extra long shower to help use up and make the best use of the exra time we've been given. Looks like this afternoon is going to be lazy... actually it's almost all gone now. In half an hour is dinner and I'm going to get bigger portions if i can tonight, I've been eating bigger lunches to compensate, apparently it's a roast dinner tonight tho :D :D :D :D
Day off tomorrow, we'll see what goes on. Might see if I can get in some cycling, as it's been too difficult time-wise to fit in a decent ride during the week. Also might see if the swimming pool is open at a convenient time, missing my early morning swims from the last few weeks. Otherwise, might see if I can get a trip into Newport, and going to probably go into town at somepoint to possibly pick up a knife and a waterproof watch.
Church tonight. Going to the same one as last week: Cowes Baptist Church. Will see if any of the youth turn up this week now they're not on their weekend away. There are youth events (Praise Night equivalent??) in the next few weks which I'm going to attempt to get along to which should be cool. And apparently there are quite a few young people around my age down in Newport so will see if I can meet up with them too. all going good.
Dinner in twenty minutes....
OOOOOoooooo Rehab by Lecrae is a great album with some great songs on and some great lyrics in the songs. Josh, if you've not been listening to it by now I'll not be happy, and if ou haven't been then I suggest you do. Anyone else, check it out, the style may not be what you like, but the lyrics are pretty amazing.
Right. Cool. Enough for today. Onwards.
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