On the Lake - Barren River, KY

Waking up at the lake is quiet, serene and inviting. No clocks, no alarms - just the sun filtered through the blind on the door gently pulling me from slumber. My natural clock seems to be around 7am, at least for now.

After a leisurely breakfast we headed out on the boat for some skiing, exploring and general fun. Having never skied behind a pontoon boat before I wasn't sure if the outboard would do the job. After one false start I held my breath, put my head down and let it drag me a little longer before it grabbed and up I came. Barren River lake is a relatively quiet damned river that has created a 10,000 acre lake with great skiing fingers. After a quick ski I tried a knee board for the first time. It's a blast and less fatiguing than skiing. With Frank's advice I picked it up quickly and secured my first 360 spin on the second day - gotta see the video. Highly recommended.

After a quick bite of lunch we headed further up the river for some exploring. We came across a very unusual sight - something that looked like the mist off Niagra Falls. Getting close enough, we could see there was some type of water pipe spraying HUGE amounts of water from the shore, through the trees and into the lake. Deanna, ever curious, had us drop her on shore so she could scramble up and see it closer. A few minutes later she returned with information that the local water board was cleaning out a pipe that had earlier been under repair, at a rate of 300 gallons a minute. Seemed like the EPA wouldn't be too impressed but I guess mid Kentucky is fairly rural. On the way heading back to the house I took a nap laying out on the front deck - bad mistake. Even though I was slathered in 50+ sun block, apparently laying in direct sun was just too much for it. By the time we got upstairs, my stomach and fronts of my legs were lobster red. The next few days were spent covering myself in various sunburn remedies so my drive to Indy wouldn't be too painful. I live and learn - it will be long sleeve shirts from now on ...

Thursday was spent re-packing the truck, trying to minimise the amount I have to take. I left the majority of my tools with Frank to take back to GA on his next trip. Some more space for sleeping is always a good thing. I'll get a shot of the loaded expedition truck up shortly.