S’man at speed with his wits and bare feet

Could be the beginings of a barefoot water ski. Tow speed equals your body weight divided by 10 and add 20. Now roll on to your side and pivot your hips around to bring yourself feet first and plant ’em. Don’t inhale the spray. Try not to wipe out.

Foot Slick, Loogy Lube, Moose Juice —- are lubricant brands aimed to help you glide your foot into snug bindings. I brew my own. A little dish soap and water does the trick.

I sent S’man into the kitchen to refill our supply. “Look for the green stuff under the sink”, I asked, and he disappears on his mission. When he returns, the flask is full but uncharacteristically cloudy and ::hold on a second:: its HOT! The contents have gone off (some kind of chemical reaction). I ask “What the hey did you put in here? — Welllll, I’m not putting this stuff on my feet!”

The girls figured it out. He looked for the ‘green stuff’ as instructed allright. Happens that instead of the LIQUID JOY he poured in the CASCADE (green box) dishwashing detergent powder. Mixes a nasty cocktail.

Meanwhile, the adults are splishing and splashing a short distance away the kids go aboard our boat. Next thing we hear is giggles and laughter, the engine comes to life. They cut anchor and away they fly! “Well honey…” I say wistfully, “there they go — all grown up. I thought that we were supposed to wean them and not the other way around. Damn! My cash, car keys, and credit cards are on there. (heading for the marina to score some beer before they hit the road? ;-)” They disappear around the lake’s bend and we listen to the diminishing roar of the vessel. Luckily the jokesters didn’t ditch us to tread water for too long.

(on holiday 😮 this is a repeat blog from a year ago)

S’man and I spied a slithering snake swimming, as we idled under the shadow of a roadway bridge. I went to neutral so as to get a better look at it but it dove from sight. We were wondering where it might choose to return to the surface. Decided not to tell the girls about the encounter.

(on holiday 😮 this is a repeat blog from a year ago)

We got nailed bya squall this afternoon (my first experience). Question for ya —- What does one do when there is thunder and lightning all around? Stay in the boat? Head for shore??

It got black in a big hurry and by the time we made it to the dock it was blowing spray off the tops of white caps. (very thrilling btw). We decided to leave the boat tied up on the leeward side where it rode easily while we ran for the cars. The rain hit just as we made cover. I hoped to hell that the lines didn’t come loose cause it would have blown down onto the rocks before I could have got to it. I found out that my fenders, which stick on with suction cups, are worthless when they get wet. The wind finally died and I could get it onto the trailer but I couldn’t help wonder what I would have done had it been busy and the dock full.