Florence weekend stop

I had a chance to drop by Florence for a day and a half when I was in the US. It was great to see my friends there.

Not only did we have lunch together, but we also spent some time on the river - and I got to try water skiing for the first time!

Charles abbott water ski
Here we go.

Charles abbott water ski start
Ok, I’m ready. Let’s go!

Charles abbott water ski 2
“I think I can, I think I can…”

Charles abbott water ski 3
“Out of the water! This isn’t so hard!”

Charles abbott water ski fail
FAIL

Charles abbott water ski rescue
Captain Amanda to the rescue.

I tried a half-dozen times or so before I finally got the hang of it. Water skiing is really fun - thanks to Brian and Amanda for taking us out on the water (Ayako even rode an intertube in the water).

Harold Lewis jet ski
Amanda was a great instructor, and I hear that Harold is an expert at water skiing himself (and was once an instructor).

Cheers to Harold (on the jet ski in the background), Trisha, Brian, Amanda, Cory, Hannah, Jim, & Shaye for hanging out that day :)

2 Responses to “Florence weekend stop”

  1. Rob138 Says:

    Hahah, FAIL! XD

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xxKwesCKJk

    (cut to about 0:30 into the video)

    That sounds awesome man! I never tried water skiing, but looks like you had a great time.

  2. Charles Says:

    Lol - that squirrel is an expert

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