Weathering Docosie.

It’s been quite hot today, but both Ranih and I were incredibly grateful for the breeze that held out pretty much all day. Despite the temperatures climbing into the high 30s, that steady wind kept things feeling a lot more manageable, closer to the high 20s.

That’s the definitive feature of Docosie weather: scorchingly hot summers, bitterly cold winters, and no real in-between. And then, of course, there’s the rain. If some of these bursts lasted any longer, they could easily give Ferenginar a run for its money.

After a typically heavy downpour, the nearby river roars loud enough to be heard all the way from the western side of the colony. 

That’s usually the cue for the adrenaline seekers; it becomes absolutely superb for whitewater rafting and other watersports. It’s not personally my thing, I'd much rather stay dry, but plenty of my colleagues are right at home out there on the rapids.

Ranih and I prefer a much more grounded pace, usually opting for long walks in the countryside. There’s a massive, beautiful lake about 200km north of the colony, and it’s one of our favorite escapes. There is nothing quite like spending the day walking through the deep, quiet woodlands that surround it.

Image from Unsplash by Anna Tsareva.