My Saturday was full of excitement!I started off by going to a yard sale and it was a good one. I just wish I had been there 1/2 hour before because I saw lots of "saved" stuff that I really wanted and it was really cheap! But I did get a few good things.
Then I went to our youth waterski trip. It wasn't too hot but the kids were ok. It was sunny but only around 70 and breezy! You would never get me in that water unless it is over 90. Everything was going well until someone said a boat SANK. I couldn't believe it and I had to see for myself. So I walked o the ramp and sure enough the NICEST MOST EXPENSIVE NEWEST WAKEBOARD BOAT WAS GONE! It was 100% under water. All the seats floated up but no boat in site. I couldn't believe it.
This is what happened...First of all they had a few extra bodies on board because the driver didn't count his small children on board. He had 3 on a tube and they stopped the boat. A few teenagers were standing at the back of the boat on one side and no one was on the other side. And a wave came in on that side where the weight was and took the boat down instantly. Everyone jumped off and swam to shore. It was gone! Just like that. Luckily they were only 50 feet from shore and everyone had a life jacket on except the driver and one girl 18yr old that could swim fine.
So now the fun begins of...How do we get it off the bottom of the lake? I felt so bad for the owner. He was a young guy and he was so frustrating. (The boat was basically brand new and worth over $50,000. Crazy.) So they drove down and hooked a ski rope to the boat and another boat pulled it toward the ramp as far as he could. Then they pulled it forward with a truck until it reached the trailer which they had put in the water pretty deep. Once they hooked up the crank to it from the trailer they were able to bring it forward and some of the boat was sticking out at this point. But it wouldn't stay on the trailer because it was floating and still under water. So they then pulled it out of the water a little bit until they could start bailing the water out of it. At this point it was easy and they were relieved. It took 2 hours to do this process. A few awesome strangers were the main help and they were great!!! They couldn't have done it without them and their big truck. We then left the activity! The excitement was done!
Then I came home. A couple hours later...I heard a helicopter circling my house multiple times and sirens from firetrucks. I went outside and noticed that across the street and 5 lots down there was a fire on the levy. They put it out immediately and I was relieved. It was a breezy day so that made me a little nervous. In Utah I would say that is no big deal...but here in Cali...that little of a fire can destroy every home in sight. Luckily our community makes everyone cut their weeds down to the dirt and they just did that on the levy this week. It was a good thing! We get dry weeds that are about 2-3 feet tall that just burn like fuel. So that was exciting!
We then finished the night at the Lakeport Speedway. It was alot of fun. A little boring at first while they did the first races but then by the end they were doing the final races and they were better. And then they had the demolition derby with trucks. It was fun. It just didn't last long enough. But it was still fun to watch. The kids didn't do too well. They were bored and wanted to go home. Next time they will stay home. I thought they would like it...since they love "cars" but oh well. I think the kids did better when they were younger at the speedway. It was still a fun night. We went with our friends, Steve and Erin. So we had good company!
So we got home late and this morning I woke up at 9:20 oops. Church started at 9am. So we played hookie today and took it easy. Next...Reading & Nap time!
What a weekend!!!! At least I will remember this one. I took pictures with my cell phone of the boat...I am not sure if I can get them off though. I will try and post them if I can.
