Hello everyone,
I know in my last two posts I said I was going to a series of post revolving around articles I've written or photos I've taken, but I thought I would post something else, something I think you might enjoy, this is one way my family like to spend the day.
If you look at the picture, you would see this picture is taken in a boat, showing the driver, who happens to be my 21 year old brother, and the female riding on the boat's wake, is my sister Ashleigh. If you look closely, you can see that my sister is only holding on with one hand, that is because she's been doing this a while and is able to ride one handed and nearly land a 360 jump.
After my sister was done and couldn't do it anymore, believe it or not, but wake boarding can be very tiring and knackering. We pulled her in and then my brother decided to get me in the water, I myself have never wake board before, I've had two lessons, not very long ones I might add, and came close to getting up but was never able, unlike my siblings who have been doing it nearly a year, but I got to tell you, when you get up on to that wake, just like I was able to do today, there can be nothing better, not right then when you're flying across the bay, feeling the wind blow past you as you soar standing up, but nothing last forever, especially when you've never done it before, so i let go of the handle and smashed head first into the water, it hurt like hell, but my adrenaline was going, my heart beating faster then it does when I'm night diving or cave diving, but not as fast as it does when I used to drive my Dad's three seater Yamaha Waverunner, man driving that beast at full speed as you zigged and zagged past the buoys, doing figure eights, but I have to recommend wake boarding to everyone, because it is such a great sport and activity and it is a great way to spend time above the surface, but if you want fun beneath the waves instead of making them, the you should go diving.
(The photo was taken with my underwater Olympus camera in it's waterproof Ikelite housing, as was many others, but due to the batteries running out, I was unable to take a picture of my sister's three foot jump.)
SassyCatMan
Holy crap that looks intense!!!!!
greatwh1teshark
It may look intense because it is, but it is totally awesome.