The last couple days of my Shreveport vacation were spent at the lake house with everyone. We went out on the boat a few times and went water skiing. This would mark my second time ever water skiing and this time I felt very comfortable on two skis so I began trying to get on one. That is actually called slalom water skiing. My attempts to get up out of the water ended up with some pretty spectacular crashes, so I opted to go with the method of getting up on two and then kicking one off.
The following set of images is a pretty good example of that process and the end result:
Regardless of the fact that I fell, I had an amazing time trying it. EEE’s father suggested I try barefoot skiing but I think I’ll continue working on the slalom skiing first.
After skiing, I built a huge bonfire for everyone’s enjoyment. I wish we had gotten some pictures of how much wood I cleared from the yard. Makes me realize how badly I need to buy a new camera since my accidental cleanup mistake of throwing the camera in the dumpster and not realizing it.
As with typical outdoor outings, I ended up with poison ivy on my feet and I hurt my thumb pretty bad when I slipped on the boat and bent it backwards. No climbing for me for a couple weeks until I’ve healed. Oh well. That just means more time at the house working on renovations.
Jc, Is eating crawfish sort of like eating crab or is it different?
Hmm, I wonder if the Vibram five fingers (http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/) would have prevented poison ivy.
Crawfish are nothing like crab. They are more like a shrimp. But all in all, a crawfish is a crawfish. The five fingers would have done nothing to stop poison ivy. I was, of course, wearing shoes when I was walking through the woods.
You need Tecnu! THE best poison ivy preventative out there. Slather it on within 8 hours of exposure. I’ve never had a bad case of PI after using this stuff, although I’ve had numerous monster cases without.
http://www.benmeadows.com/search/tecnu/11825/
Jason, did you get to try wakeboarding at all? (Have I asked you this before? If so, my bad…)
No wakeboarding for me. I’d like to try it, but they don’t have a wakeboard. Maybe you can teach me sometime!