Let me tell you how we kicked off vacation with Jet Skiing.

We survived the 11 hour long road trip, with multiple stops to stretch our legs, a gallon of water to refill our water bottles, and books on CD to listen to.

We arrived to beautiful weather in Williamsburg, Virginia of low humidity and comfortable low 80 degree weather. After a delicious lunch and a shared Strawberry Daiquiri, it was official kick off of vacation!

We changed into bathing suits, grabbed our visors, and headed to the James River for a quick swim to cool off. Unbeknownst to me, we had a rare treat in store for us.

Earlier in the day, while my step-mother was at her Toastmasters club, telling her friend that her daughter and granddaughter were visiting, Jet Skiing came up. Vinny had a jet ski, and had offered to give us a ride. Sweet!!

Now, we had arrived at the river, everyone had remembered to put on watershoes except for me. So my daughter and my dad quickly went deeper in the water as a picked my way slowly, managing whatever was at the bottom of the river; sand, rocks, and James River surprises.

When the time came, my 9 year old daughter and I put on life vests, and climbed aboard the Jet ski, also known as a wave runner. We built up some speed, and learned about leaning with the twists and turns. My daughter was not loving the waves, so we turned back to let her off.

Now the real jet skiing began! Vinny took me for a serious ride! We did speeds up to 66 mph, to where it felt like the wind was blasting the skin off my face. We did figure 8’s, S’s, and caught air!

As I held on for dear life, I got an unexpected total body workout. I did better at leaning with core body strength, but most surprising, was the gripping and balancing with my legs!

We went Jet Skiing on Friday, and my legs are still feeling it. Good stuff.

Per Vinny, and Maverick, “I feel the need, the need for speed!”

Anyone else Jet ski, and feel their body work?