Water Ski Virgins

Joined by 3 more newbies for water skiing today- Nat, Cat and Ariane.

The sun was back out but its still a little cooler, the water was calmer than yesterday so the girls made me go first to show them how (!!) and fortunately I got up first time and made a great run around the lake until we hit rough water and I decided to have a go at crossing the wake- I wobbled, I tried to hold it, I wobbled, I must have looked like Frank Spencer for a while before I hit the deck or at least the water and had a cold splash! I had 2 more tries, now I'm confident in getting up and riding in the wake I keep trying to cross the wake but that is when I get wobbly.

Next up was Ariane and after 2 tries she got up on her third and then was very steady even riding over the wake once and pretty much holding it on one ski for a while til she got back on 2.

Cat had a tough act to follow and her first 3 attempts had her face planting over the front of the skis, much to our enjoyment but she was grittily determined and on the 4th she was up and held it steady for the whole ride.

Nat had to go last, and having never even been on skis before we knew this was gonna be entertaining and indeed it was. She got almost up about 3 times and then had about 8 goes while she got up, wobbled a lot, leaned back and got dumped, then she'd get up and head straight for the portside wake and boom she was down! She was game though and kept on trying until her teeth were chattering with the cold and we brought her home.

We all tried to warm up in the patchy sunshine today- sunbathing in hoodies?!

I drove Terry's terrible Bronco back across the gravel roads to Tyax with the girls and went out for a bike ride while they went back to work.

Later we had a video viewing to much hysterics in the bar at an impromptu staff gathering!

That might be the last ski as Ray will be heading home with the boat soon. :(














Ray was priding himself in getting 4 virgins up on skis!

Water Ski Initiation

No work today due to the Forest fires which are preventing anyone travelling to of from the lodge. So we are trapped here in paradise with no customers.

Tired legs from biking singlespeed yesterday (snapped my rear derailleur cable and had to ride back from Spruce on 2 gears!), I decided to join Terry et famille at Gun Lake and try my hand at water skiing.

Ray (Terry's Dad) showed me how as he mono-skied down the lake. Then it was my turn and I was a little nervous I would end up being dragged thru the water face first with my boardies rond my ankles! The lake was quite warm compared to Tyaughton, but still a little shivery when you first get in. Legs bent, arms bent lean back just like Ray tld me and woah we are off! The rope taughtened, my lkegs braced against the water resistance and I was up! Yay!

I stayed up for a while and then bang I crashed as I hit the wake and wobbled off.

Around they came and off I went again but this time only briefly til I wobbled on the wake. "Think birth control Claire" said Ray "Keep those legs tight together"- so third time up and we went for ages in a straight line- yeeehaa this is excellent! Then we were running out of lake so as the boat turned I tried to too but no that's not how it works! Crash! Still grinning though!

A couple more crashes then a long run all the way back to the dock- yes I could get addicted to this!