Lake of the Ozarks - Shootout Weekend

A few weeks ago, we joined our friends Andy & Beth and Andy's parents at their cabin in the Lake of the Ozarks. We went down to see Captain Ron's Shootout Weekend. It was a blast. We were able to see a boat go 196 mph! That was incredible.

They raced all sorts of boats. This one is a pontoon and I want to say it went around 110 mph, but I really can't remember for sure.



I thought this was the boat we saw go 196 mph, but after looking at the results I'm not sure anymore. This one was fast either way.
It was a nice weekend to be out in the water. All of the spectator boats were tied together in a few rows and stretched the majority of the race length. It was quite a sight. (I wish I would have taken a picture of all the spectators. There were thousands and thousands.) It was amazing to think of how much money we were floating around with there. Everywhere you looked there was a million dollar boat here, 1/2 million dollar boat there. It was pretty impressive to see how fancy some of those boats are.

Andy is a boat lover, so as he was ooing and aweing over each of the pretty boats or the big tough boats, he explained to the rest of us what he liked about them. It was kind of fun to learn about what makes a boat better than another boat.
I've always kind of liked these boats. They are pretty fun looking I think.
These guys just tooted around in this little boat amongst all the spectators selling gear from Captain Ron's.
We had another great time down at the lake.
Sorry the photos are a little blurry. I was shooting on our little pocket camera and the boats were moving really fast. Those two things combined don't make for really good pictures.

Also, today is the first day of Autumn. Enjoy it!

"She Doesn't Have a Weak Spot in Her Game"

We just got back from the Lake of the Ozarks about an hour or so ago. We had a blast. One of our friends' parents have a cabin and a boat down on the lake. Andy (the friend), his girlfriend, Beth, Jason and I headed for the hills on Friday night.

We went out uncovered the boat, went out on the water for an evening cruise, played Apples to Apples, and petered out.

Saturday morning, we packed up everything we'd need for the day and climbed into the boat for a full day of fun. We swam, we picnicked in the boat, we tubed, we swam some more, and then headed back to the cabin.

Here's a photo of Beth and I on a nice calm part of the tube ride.

Next thing you know, we're being jerked this way and then that way.

Soon after that, Beth's feet are flung over towards me and then a second later she bounced out.

This video is a bit choppy, but it's still pretty fun. You can see how beat up you really get being dragged behind a boat. My legs are flying all over the place. It's also fun to hear the people on the boat laughing and hollering and commenting on the ride. That's where the blog post title comes from... Andy says during this video, "She doesn't have a weak spot in her game!" This video was taken after probably 15 minutes or so of me riding solo in the tube. I went on 2 rides with Beth and 1 with Jason.

Andy was getting annoyed he couldn't dump me, which made it all the more fun!

When we got the boat docked, Andy pulled out a few hammocks for us to rest the remainder of the afternoon. Jason and I crashed out for 3 hours! Andy washed the boat off, fished a bit, Beth lounged, helped Andy with some miscellaneous chores, and they swam.

Three hours later they woke us up so we could head to dinner. We went to this place called Captain Ron's. It was cool. There was a cover band playing that was really good. They had a good beat. We were able to sit in some chairs with our feet in the water for a while. It was a nice place to people watch, eat some good food, and have a good time.

Unfortunately, all four of us got sunburned. I think mine legs are probably the worst. I think it must have happened when I was in the tube because the tops of my legs (which were wedged into the tube's hole) are not burnt, but everything on me that would have been exposed during my rides is. So, we had a great weekend. It was a much needed time away from work (where we've had two VERY long and busy weeks at the office.)

Thanks Andy & Beth for dragging us along!