Water Skiing

Some got up on two	Some got up on one
Some fell after a few moments	Some fell a bit earlier

The concept was simple: why not use snow skiing as a model for water skiing? It would eliminate the necessity for need for a boat, thus allowing more people the pleasure of waterskiing in a shorter time.

A German thought of it, I believe.

So, engineers put four towers in a rectangular shape, ran a tow-cable through it and use that to jerk people off a dock and haul them round the lake. The result is above.

Now, it's not an entirely bad idea. Just, for someone used to skiing behind a boat, it's a little weird. I passed on trying. Most didn't.

For most, I believe, the most stressful was the preparation — the waiting simply to be jerked forcefully and sometimes unexpectedly into the water.

Some got up . . . some didn't.

Baseball (well, okay, softball)

One of the highlights for most kids at the camp was baseball. Sort of. To make it easier and safer, we in fact played softball, but the difference for most of them would have been minimal.

One thing I learned anew is how many many rules of there are that just seem common sensical to us. For example, not having two people on base at the same time — a frequent occurance on second base.