Kari and I ended our two week Aussie holiday with Nina and her host family on a lake. They picked us up before 10 am and off we went for atubing and skiing adventure! They actually have access to a “private” lake. There was a locked gate to get into this lake and only members of the ski club could use it.
One cool thing was that they wear wet suits when they go tubing and water skiing. I was wondering; why the HECK don’t we all have wet suits back in South Dakota or Minnesota? Lord knows we have colder water than Australians do! Definitely something to look into! They were awesome, relieved a bit of the shock from hitting the water, even though the water was pretty nice anyway!
Nina, Kari, and I were all on the same tube. We had a great time laughing at each other’s ridiculousness. Kari was screaming the whole time, I was yelling “Yeah!” in obnoxious ways, and Nina couldn’t help herself from falling off.
It felt like we had a little taste of home today. Nina’s host family consists of three grown children, two of their significant others, and two young children. Family friends also joined us at the lake for the day. We all sat around visiting. They asked us a lot of questions about America. We had
a picnic for lunch too. I felt like I was back in South Dakota for the summer. Cars just pulled up around our site, the Sun Shade (a canopy to protect us from the sun) was set up, and we all sat around on collapsible chairs while the boat came in and out to pick up riders. My South Dakota lovies will understand why that would feel like home to me.
a picnic for lunch too. I felt like I was back in South Dakota for the summer. Cars just pulled up around our site, the Sun Shade (a canopy to protect us from the sun) was set up, and we all sat around on collapsible chairs while the boat came in and out to pick up riders. My South Dakota lovies will understand why that would feel like home to me.
Later in the afternoon we tried skiing. I have skied before, so I was super excited to have a go with it. Nina hadn’t done it before, so we had a good time teaching her how. She got up after four tries! Although, this did revive the love I have for water skiing. Maybe in the next ten years I’ll be able to afford my own boat! Ha, dream big!
It’s back to school for us tomorrow, and believe me, my brain is NOT ready for it! Only nine more days in the classroom though. So crazy!
Xoxo
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