Never leaving

Tricking in my new suit

This week I especially appreciated where I am and what I'm doing. I am so grateful for the
opportunity to be here yet again for the sole purpose of skiing. The weather this past week has been absolutely fantastic, with temperatures around 30 degrees (C) and water temperature almost equally as high. Of course I can only enjoy that, and I love that it's always possible to ski in just my bikini. However, I did just buy a new suit that I would like to wear, but it's just too hot (I love that these are the problems I'm having 😂. The past week, there was 1 day on which the wind was so bad that we were forced to take a break. The wind came from just the wrong direction and caused white-capping wakes on all parts of the lake. Maybe, after 2 weeks of almost non-stop skiing, this wasn't such a bad idea though. Due to the conditions, I took 2 days off skiing, which is good for my body to recover, but hard to do since the environment to ski in is just so perfect. Whilst I was at it, I thought I might also take a massage and fully treat my body to some well deserved rest. Now, I just woke up and looked outside, the water is a mirror, not one wave to be found, so it's time to get back at it again. Coming week, I will be training with a coach again, so that this weekend I can do a competition. It's a bit early on and I'm not at the point I would like to be, so I'm not expecting to break any PBs. I do think that it's a good opportunity to see how competitions work here and meet new people, so I'll put the focus on enjoying the ride.

As for this week, I really just enjoyed everything. I can really appreciate walking around bare foot all the time, because it's not too cold outside, and you're at the lake side anyway. I will always stop and feel the gush of warm air when you step out of a slightly air-conditioned house into the afternoon sun. I will never get used to being done getting ready with just a bikini and a life-jacket. And of course being able to go out on the water and ski until I'm done rather than when my time is up.

It'll be hard to leave, not only Florida, but the lifestyle of skiing everyday and enjoying everything.