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Message # 23701 Subject: Staying cool on a hot day Date: Wed 19/07/06 07:37:40 GMT Name: regenman Email: regenman@planet.nl |
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Encouraged by Martina, a short story of my last two days:
In the Netherlands it is HOT these days. For two days in a row I've been out with my boat, on the Waal, one of the biggest Dutch rivers. Most of the time the water is flat, but about every 10 minutes a large cargoship comes by. What I like (and have been doing for hours and hours) is finding a small beach and lay down, right at the side of the water. When no ships were passing, I was just lying on warm, wet sand, but when a ship passed, its wake would be lapping around me. Some were small, just touching me, but others were big enough to wash around me and through my clothes. That happened about every 10 minutes, so every wave came as a complete surprise. Really: For much of the time I was lying on my belly, facing the shore and reading a book. I would completely forget about the water every once in a while, to be reminding by a wave breaking over my butt.
Since I like /getting/ wet more then actual /being/ wet, I took some sets of dry clothing, plus an extra set for afterwards, in the car. I like to stay busy, so when I wasn't reading, just enjoying with my eyes closed or smoking (sorry Martina), I found time to put up a tripod and camera and take some pictures. It was nice to play around with a camera: I had to keep moving from the camera to the water, getting in the water, getting out and feeling the water stream out of my clothes, then trying to handle the camera without dripping all over it. Child's play, really. Pointless, but harmless and fun. Do you notice the black wire in some pictures? That's the remote control of the camera.
Some pictures (warning: male) http://community.webshots.com/album/552379742sAXyrT
Stay wet (and cool)
Reg
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