It felt like the middle of summer all day. This afternoon I put the electric heaters away in the storeroom and dragged out the freestanding fans. With all the windows wide open and three large fans going in various corner of the library it was still uncomfortably hot. I wanted to take my shoes and socks off but didn't want to alienate my co-workers.
I left work at 4.20pm today and headed straight around to Devon's place because I knew he would have been thinking about kayaking all day too. I got there to find his van gone, and both his kayak and his brother Shane's kayak missing. I knew exactly what was up. Straight home (in the fast lane) to find a scrawled note stuffed into the keyhole of my front door;
"Gone to Cable Bay for a look. Meet us there if you're keen."
A quick change into my kayaking gear. Threw Kaycee in the car, and the kayak on the car and away!
I got to Cable Bay (which is only about 10 minutes away) to see Shane and Devon about 200 metres off shore just heading out. I caught them up and we went about 3/4 of the way around the Pepin Island and then turned and came back timing it so we arrived back in Cable Bay right on sunset (photos to be posted very shortly).
In my rush to get on the water I have neglected to do the grocery shopping today. I am out of dog food, bread, butter, microwave dinners, juice, snack food....etc etc. I've had museli for dinner, and Kaycee (the dog) was lucky enough to get a small can of irish stew which I had purchased for my own consumption (hmmm... what wrong with this picture?). She usually only eats dry dog food so the irish stew will probably make her breath stink. She won't be sleeping in my bed tonight (although right now she's busy making a 'nest' out of my duvee dovae big blanket.)
I also neglected to visit the kite shop after work. They emailed me today to let me know my new, custom made, all black Excalibur has arrived. So now I will have THREE to fly in my stack. MORE POWER!!! Picking up the kite is the very first thing on tomorrows list. I am happy it has arrived in time for Moose Madness, which is a kite buggy meet I'm going to next weekend at Muriwai beach(about 40 mins drive north of Auckland). This is a full on 4 day mission. One day to travel there, two days (and one night in tents) kite buggying in the huge sand dunes of Muriwai beach and another day to get home. I can't wait :D
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