Finally, a bit of a respite from the sweltering heat here in Welly! Was about to turn up to work in my shorts but made a last minute decision to change into pants instead. Seems like a good call too, everyone else is also wearing pants here.

[–] ColonialSpore 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, happy for a bit of cool weather.

BTW, if you posted this in a UK based lemmy instance, it may confuse a lot of people. Pants = undies. Good to hear you're not going commando! :)

[–] Dave 6 points 10 months ago

With the heat, it might be a good idea to go in your undies!

[–] Boldizzle@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

People in my office seem to be showing up in shorts more often so I finally did it last Wednesday. It felt weird still but it was so much better and more comfortable.

[–] Ozymati 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I'm an adult who can absolutely eat chocolate and popsicles for dinner. Right?

[–] Albatr0ss@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For sure! And a trumpet for pud.

[–] thevoyagekayaking 3 points 10 months ago

One of the pitfalls of being an adult is nobody can stop you from doing just that.

[–] eagleeyedtiger 3 points 10 months ago

What's the point in being an adult if you can't?

[–] Venator 2 points 10 months ago

Depends, can you afford to spend that much on one meal?

[–] Dave 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Kayaking this morning, a walk to Onetahuti bay in the afternoon, then a drink with a weka in the evening.

weka

We kayaked 7km in 3 hours, which makes me feel a bit like @thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz except it's a third of their speed but it felt like a long way!

Also, does anyone know what this shell is? It was reasonably big, about 20cm longways.

shell

[–] thevoyagekayaking 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What boat did they put you in, just out of interest?

[–] Dave 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm afraid I don't know the right words, so I'll try to describe it. They were 2 people kayaks, one in front and one in back with a rudder controlled by the person at the back. You sat inside them, not on top, and we wore a thingy that goes around your waist and over the kayak hole to keep your toes dry. There were 4 couples, plus the guide.

Apparently the tide was perfect, we got a boost into the inlet with the last of the incoming tide, then a boost out when the tide turned. It was a tour so we stopped and talked about this or that regularly, and we also stopped on a beach for coffee so it's not like we were paddling for those 3 hours, and it was a pretty casual pace checking out the scenery.

[–] thevoyagekayaking 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So a sit in double. Was it a plastic or composite boat?

[–] Dave 1 points 10 months ago

Not sure how to tell, sorry! But my guess would be plastic.