studlymandingo
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I spent the weekend with some good friends at their home on Lake Anna in Virginia. They are moving to the Tampa Bay area in two weeks and invited us up to enjoy their beautiful lakefront home before moving out at the end of this month. They have a Glastron SX 195 I/O with a 5.0 litre Mercruiser; it's a great boat to ski behind, pulls you right out of the water.
The weather was cool, mid to upper 60's, but the water was still warm. The area has been experiencing record drought for quite some time and the level of the lake was significantly low, so low that most people couldn't use thier lifts; our friends' ramp had a shallow puddle under it and that was about it.
In spite of the low levels, the lake was beautiful, the skies were beautiful, and we had the whole lake to ourselves Friday and Saturday. We only saw 3 or 4 boats on the water the whole time; this means smooth water for some water-skiing. We slid into the wetsuits, and strapped on the skiis:
As you can see this water is begging for some skiing
Here I am, reluctant to get out of the long-sleeves
In my superhero 4 mil full suit; later I discovered the 2-mil shortie would be adequate
The weather was cool, mid to upper 60's, but the water was still warm. The area has been experiencing record drought for quite some time and the level of the lake was significantly low, so low that most people couldn't use thier lifts; our friends' ramp had a shallow puddle under it and that was about it.
In spite of the low levels, the lake was beautiful, the skies were beautiful, and we had the whole lake to ourselves Friday and Saturday. We only saw 3 or 4 boats on the water the whole time; this means smooth water for some water-skiing. We slid into the wetsuits, and strapped on the skiis:
As you can see this water is begging for some skiing
Here I am, reluctant to get out of the long-sleeves
In my superhero 4 mil full suit; later I discovered the 2-mil shortie would be adequate
