Water: a new, old obsession
Over the holidays I’ve been thinking about boats and water more and more. This isn’t unusual, every so often I go though this. Having grown up on the coast and living in a the middle of the country means I feel a lack of the presence of the sea. I mentioned in Declining Physicality that I used to row. Prior to that I sailed, and only stopped as the rowing took over.
I regularly return to the absence of water activity in my life and think it’s something I should change. There’s a number of avenues that that could take, with a variety of locations and difficulty. Some I’ve thought of so far:
- Dinghy Sailing (racing)
- Wind Surfing
- SUP
- Canoe
- Kayak
- Swimming (probably outdoor, but pool an option)
I had contemplated things with yachts, or dinghy cruising but the distance to the sea and likely cost realistically rules those out. Similarly no mention of getting back into rowing, although that is perhaps the obvious choice given history.
That leave the the above list of things that are somewhat available nearby, and that I might want to try. This isn’t going to be a fast process/decision. I’ll need to decide on time I can dedicate, money I can spend, and how each of them would work with life. Plus give some/all of them a go to see if I actually enjoy it.
I’ll also have to work out how this fits into the thoughts springing from Declining Physicality. In many ways I think that finding enjoyable activities to do is better than “exercise” anyway. It will more realistically then mean having to plan in less exercise sessions, and going and doing things instead.
This has been a bit of a rambling entry, with more considerations and things to think about going forward than actually learning or doing anything. Which seems in keeping with the start of the year in some ways.