Missing out

I have made a blog before about what a close group of skiers and volunteers we have at my water-skiing club in a previous blog. Also, I mentioned that our club provides training for kids under 18, by volunteers. A couple of years ago I went on a training camp in Spain with 2 of the oldest skiers at the time, I believe we were all around 14 years old. We went to a trainer called Xavi Mill, because our trainer at the club has known him for years. This trip was in May, because that's when our season starts, so it provides a great start to the season. The following years, every May there would be a trip and more and more people were interested in it. We've also been to other places, for example, two years ago we went to Italy. This year the trip is to Spain again. Of course it is great to be able to kick-start the season by skiing many sets a day in warm weather. However, similar to Europeans, what makes trips like these really memorable is the people you share the experiences with. Since you spend a week constantly being around each other, we all get even closer and since we already know each other well, it is always lots of fun. To be able to spend the entire day at a lake and nights at the beach with people who share your passion and that you see all summer, is absolutely great. Now it is the beginning of May and yesterday, the trip started, but this year not for me. This is because my high school exams start tomorrow, and obviously I can't miss those. Now since I don't have school after May 18th, because my exams will be done, I have a lot of time to go abroad and train just as much as I would in this trip. However I still feel like I am missing out, because its honestly amazing to spend a week with my team/club mates. After also spending the winter practising with each other, I was really excited to see everyone's progress, and I want to be there to develop my own skills and grow with them, but that's not possible. I made a deal that I would receive many updates on everyone's progress and pictures, and this is a welcome distraction from studying as well, though it does make me want to be there even more. After my exams, Ill be leaving to France to train, and so I won't see them as much during the summer either.
In the meantime, I can keep training in the cold water here, which is now probably colder than when we had our ' New Years Dive', which was in January. The videos I received from Spain today, but also in France it is extremely windy. Here in the North of the Netherlands, there was not a lot of wind and we had a great day of skiing, so this is really a rare moment that should be recorded :). 

The weather reports for the coming weeks are also starting to look much better, so I can almost remember why I like water-skiing so much.