Back on the water.

I contemplate the smoothness of the landing and the volume of water I have just comsumed.

Saturday morning I sat off with Dan to get new toys for the pond. He is now the proud owner of a new knee board. The board was damaged before the end of the day but I think he was pleased. Dan seems to believe that a day on the water is only complete if both equipment and people have suffered minor damage!!

With a new addition to the pond of a home made jump it was going to be a good day. The jump works like this. Sit on kneeboard, aim at ramp, lean back (it’s all in vain but make you feel as if you are doing something), hit ramp, proceed up the ramp and into the air (you have little/no choice at this stage!). Once in the air the rope you are grasping onto becomes your enemy. You start to pivot forward, then with a vain hope that it will all be alright you let go of the rope. The end of the knee board enters the water and stops. You body continues forward at great speed pivoting around the nose of the board until you face gently slams into the water. The people on the boat laugh, cheer, point and always say things like “Wow, he stacked it” as if it’s a surprise! The jump was only successfully cleared about three times during the whole day. It was a fantastic day.