i kayak at the lake on weekends.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to \"hunter's boat\" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities, allowed for the hunter to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline, and successfully catch their prey. By the mid-1800s the kayak became increasingly popular and the Europeans became interested. German and French men began kayaking for sport. In 1931, a man named Adolf Anderle became the first person to kayak down the Salzachofen Gorge, this is where the birthplace of modern-day white-water kayaking is believed to have begun.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Lately I've been taking with kayaking. I've also been watching Alaska-focused shows, and just discovered that kayaks were created by the Inuit!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh thats interesting. Ive always thought kayaks are fun! They are very tiring though, it looks so much easier then it actually is!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ha! So many of the paddling-on-the-water past times are like that! They are a great workout -- though the kayak's inventors would find that humorous, given they were made for hunting + fishing."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes that is funny. I dont like the closed kind because like... spiders and stuff"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That, and the fear of being \"trapped\" in the closed deck. Thankfully, there are sit-on-tops and inflatable kayaks now. Something for everyone -- and no spiders!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Inflatable ones? Ive never seen that! I wonder if those cost as much as normal ones do?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "From what I've seen, they're much less expensive. Might be a good entry point! Plus they can be stored and transported a lot more easily."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh yes I forgot about that part. I would never be able to get one of those on top of my car!! Talk about impossible!"}]