Carol tries knee boarding - Fakarava, 14 Jun 14

Tashi Delek
Mike & Carol Kefford
Thu 7 Aug 2014 23:25

We were quietly enjoying the Elena’s towing the boys on their knee board behind their dingy when David shouts “You’re next Carol”.   Well it is important always to have a go so Carol had a go.  Jasper explained the general idea of “lie on the board, hook on to this cord and hold on while Dad pulls you with the dingy.  Then  …...get up on to your knees.”  Well, at least I wasn’t expected to stand on it as the boys had just done.

 

 

Off we go……..

 

Getting the hang of it well enough to risk a cheery wave to the camera……

 

 

 

…but then David points out that that is very good however you are supposed to get up onto your knees.  This seemed impossible.  Pulling legs forward while lifting bottom and upper half against the direction of travel at some speed seemed to defy the laws of physics when applied to someone over the age of ten.  However the penny eventually dropped that lifting the shoulders as the way to do it and just a little bit of up could be achieved…..

 

 

 

Then a little bit more…….

 

 

 

…. and finally….. weeeeeeee….

 

 

 

 

Great fun and definitely want to do it again.