I want a kayak.

This one because notice how (no, not the little girl doing ballet on the bow) you can also hold a dog on that kayak???

This is not the only reason I want this kayak in aqua thankyouverymuch. But being able to row around Hamilton Harbour with Gus in tow would totally motivate me to get my fat ass out of the office and doing something more active.

Yesterday, NTF's friend, who is one of the instructors for our Outward Bound programme, took us friends out to the island where he spends most of his time so we could utilise his job by using the kayaks, the beach, the b-b-q, the boats and what does the girl with the minor OCD complex have to do? Fall in love with kayaking, of course.

So, for the moment I'll be obsessively discussing my kayaking options:
1. Yellow will totally make me look like I'm paddling in a banana.
2. Will it look OK if Gus has a red life jacket or will it clash with the aqua kayak?
3. Do you think the guy on the Island selling this kayak secondhand will think I'm crazy if I call him and ask him what colour his kayak is? RE: option one. It just can't be yellow.

Ya know, the important things.

And for at least a week I'll be scouring the classifieds while also trying to figure out where I can best launch the boat (somewhere close so I always have the option of taking my new paddling companion).

As soon as I get one I'll make sure to post a picture of Gus in his new lifejacket and matching goggles.

(My dad thinks he'll jump off and start swimming away. I can't see why?)