Waterskiing weekend

On the weekend we went to Brisbane especially to go waterskiing. When we were there at Christmas time, for one reason or another (too tired, rain) we didn't go, so we made a special trip before the warm weather runs out. I'm glad to say that we can both still waterski, after about a year since the last time we went, but we were both a bit rusty.

We skiied on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. By the end of Saturday, we were both fairly confident again, but I didn't feel quite as at ease as I used to.

The other highlight was that my mum came out in the boat on Sunday and she successfully got up and had a ski (on two skis), in spite of a sore knee. She was crossing the wake and everything! It's only the second time she's had a (successful) ski in the three years my parents have had the boat, and it was the first time I was there to see it.

Shortly after they got the boat, on her first attempt, she was injured very badly and that put her off trying for quite a while. Her comment after yesterday's successful attempt was that she wants to try skiing with a single ski soon. When she was younger she almost exclusively skied with one ski and so it just feels wrong for her to use two. Unfortunately, it's quite a bit harder to get out of the water with only one ski. I should know, as it took me ages to get the hang of it!