Today, we took the kayaks and the jet skis to the lake. The lake was glassy smooth and fresh smelling. After the loading, unloading, clipping, zipping, filling, checking and double checking, I found myself putting along at 5 miles per hour in the no wake zone, heading for bigger water.
Then, the 5 mile buoy slid past and I stood up, pulled the throttle back and surged ahead, the power of the 165 horse Honda engine nearly ripping my grip from the handlebars. My tummy did a lift and I leaned into the suddenly fierce wind. Faster, faster, faster, the water slid by in a blur and I shouted out loud.
I looked down to see the digital readout at 66 miles per hour. Man, I love a hot engine. I raced around, turned 360's, stood the machine on it's tail, powered out in a surge of water, working up a sweat and exhilaration. It was a good, good day on the lake.
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