Water Skiing from Peyton

In Serbia we went to a river that was cut off so it has no current. You can swim in the river and there are many shops along it. At the end of the river there is a place where you can do water skiing. The way it works is you have skies then you get in to starting position on a small turf platform. Then they will hand you a bar attached to a rope which will suddenly pull you off the platform very quickly. You are going fast enough that you don't sink then you slowly stand up. You are attached to a pulley system which has five turns and brings you around in a circle. At first you will fall a lot then you just let go of the bar so it doesn't drag you along. It can be difficult to stay on at the turns if you don't know the technique. You have to move away from the pulley at the turns or else the rope will go slack for a second then yank you and you will fall. If you fall on the far side then you have to swim and walk all the way back which takes a little while. Eventually my cousin Luca and I got better at it and were able to go all the way around.

 






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  1. GrandpaJune 30, 2024 at 6:49 AM

    Thanks, Peyton, for an interesting blog. I had been wondering how the water skiing worked with the pulley system.

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  2. GrandmaJune 30, 2024 at 1:13 PM

    We were wondering how that worked, so thanks for the explanation.. it must have been really hard figuring it out, I learned from Grandpa Maruchi’s boat, where he would start up slowly and turn corners gently - lots easier that way,

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    1. Aunt KristinJune 30, 2024 at 4:13 PM

      Looks so fun! Glad you got to have fun with Luca.

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  3. MandyJuly 5, 2024 at 3:12 AM

    So cool! I didn't know you were planning to meet up with your cousins in Serbia! What a great idea!

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  4. Wendy MurawskiJuly 5, 2024 at 2:01 PM

    I've never been to Serbia. Sounds lovely! I know you are quite skilled athletically (your mom has told me) so I'm not surprised you mastered the waterskiing! Well done.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 11, 2024 at 8:25 AM

    That sounds like a lotta fun!
    Aunt Lynn

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