Lover's Key Southwest Florida Summer Ski Fest

[weluv2seadoo]

 

We had so much fun this weekend.  We are so happy we decided to make the trip down there.  The resort was beautiful.  The riding down there was spectacular.  The mangroves were so much fun.  I could ride those all day.  I like Ken's idea of hanging out at one of the beaches there too.  That would be fun.  My wife an I really enjoyed everyone's hospitality and going out of their way to make us feel part of the group.  Even though we have been members for a little more than a year (actually I have to mail in my renewal) this was the first group function we have participated in and our first time meeting many of you.  Looking forward to the next get together.  Thanks for the great times and memories.

Don't forget, the best way to get out of a "Sleeper Hold" is to put your chin down. 

Joey and Jennifer

[Bozz]

Jason, we went back to the last mangrove and we were like two kids on a amusement ride not wanting to stop! 

You guys make me proud!  I have to admit, that one is definately fun.  It'd be really cool to place people at both ends with radios or phones and communicate traffic info (make sure nobody is coming in/out) and then TOTALLY throw caution to the wind and go through there.  I know we were movin', but there was always that holding back in case someone came around the corner right in front of you (almost happened, remember?).

There are other cool places to ride around them, I hope to get them marked on the GPS sometime without being in a group of 40.... too caotic.

Jason

[Bozz]

We had so much fun this weekend.  We are so happy we decided to make the trip down there.  The resort was beautiful.  The riding down there was spectacular.  The mangroves were so much fun.  I could ride those all day.  I like Ken's idea of hanging out at one of the beaches there too.  That would be fun.  My wife an I really enjoyed everyone's hospitality and going out of their way to make us feel part of the group.  Even though we have been members for a little more than a year (actually I have to mail in my renewal) this was the first group function we have participated in and our first time meeting many of you.  Looking forward to the next get together.  Thanks for the great times and memories.

Don't forget, the best way to get out of a "Sleeper Hold" is to put your chin down. 

Joey and Jennifer

We're happy to finally have met you guys... glad you enjoyed hanging out with us crazy-folks. 

Nice to meet you guys, see you soon hopefully.
Jason

[Glashorse]

I love the Hangin on the Beach thing for next year! Maybe Tim will even ride with us...who knows!! I had a great time with EVERYONE! And don't forget the "Sleeper hold"! That is so freckin funny! 
Tim is still trying to figure out where his leak is coming from.. he thinks he found it... we just came back from the ramp! Man I hope so!!
         See you guys soon!              Lori

[mirror]

Tell Tim to look somewhere between the Sea and the Doo. 

[tj]

 Another event gone by and what a great time we all had. Only one ticket was given out for the whole 4 days. I lost both of my ski's to the mechanical gods. One as I was getting ready and the other on Saturday. A special Thanks to all who wanted to and/or did loan me their ski's. I would have been happy just sitting poolside with some of those beautiful ladies while the rest of you rode. Thanks Glenn for taking my phone calls to try and guide me through a fix for my ski. Thanks to all who helped out throughout the weekend and thanks to all who just showed up and had a blast with us. Thanks to TODD and LEO for taking us up a couple of NEW trails into dead ends. At least the trail were fairly long before we all got backed up at the end. I love exploring new trails!
  Saturday morning before we ever got started there were about 50 ski's sitting on the beach at Lovers Key. More joined us as they put in at the boat ramp.  We had two ski's end up in the tree's. One flew up into the branches and the other submarined(trying to avoid a stopped ski in front) down and came up under a major tree branch pinning the driver against the seat with a branch damn close to some family jewels. No blood was seen in those two though.
   We started skiing Friday morning and finished up Monday about noon (only six ski's) with our second trip out into the Gulf of Mexico up to Sanibel Island and one more trip up the river to end a great water adventure.
   Thanks to the Clubs that attended, Bozz, you have alot of super nice people in your group. Watercraft Innovations for the great prizes and demo ski's, SBT for bringing their crew and tent of great stuff, parts and give-a-way free-be's. Thanks to Lovers Key Resort for donating another dream stay at their resort for 3 day's and 2 night's. Thanks again to those who found their way up to my room and partied with us, hope the maid shampoooo's the carpet. I think a few drinks found their way there. 
  I love the beach idea, maybe nudie beach???    kidding, I was thinking of a BBQ lunch somewhere along the coast there, Maybe where the big boat party was this year?   I do the mangroves all the time so some beach time would be nice.
 Until next time we ski, TJ

[GAPTAPZAP]

Flying seadoo

[Bozz]

OUCH Greg, that is aweful... I heard your throttle broke, stuck, or something like that???

Hope your ok, and the ski too.  Were you riding solo (I hope).

Jason

[tj]

......and my parents alway told me that money doesn't grow on tree's! Next best thing, Seadoo's, just don't pick them before there ready!


http://gallery.mac.com/tjstrain#100008

link above to pictures, add some of your if you were there. Tania and Armondo supplied these so far. Thanks, TJ

[tj]

more pics and video's added to link:

http://gallery.mac.com/tjstrain#100008

you can add you shots to this collection for all of us to see......

[mirror]

Finally posted our pictures of Lover's Key  http://tampabayjetskiclub.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=19146