We made it back to Columbus, OH, without incident and Dennis Welter made it back to FL as well
BTW, that man can SKI!!! A freakin' slalom machine
I cant say enough positive things about the location... The lake is beautiful, clear & clean. My boat was docked for 4 days and what little bathtub ring that was on the hull wiped right off (used NuFinish on the gelcoat before we went down - great stuff). The Shanghai Resort had great food and the Springs Resort did as well (Marina prices of course) & both have good friendly service. Quite a few very nice marinas / resorts within minutes of each other. The only downside is the lake is kind of rural - no pools, beaches, malls, amusement parks, or other recreational activities that don't involve boating so the wives / kids may or may not be overly enthusiastic. This is the busiest part of the lake so the afternoon water was very choppy with converging swells / wakes... You can find a few coves with decent water to trick, kneeboard, wakeboard, etc, but the a.m. water is TO DIE FOR slalom & footin'!!! Every morning the entire lake was glassed out... Fantastic water from sun up till well after 10 when the traffic resumed (Father's Day Weekend and all). Monday morning was even better, but I was too pooped, sore & exhausted to get up... ya know... in a GOOD way
Ron & Dan gave tech sessions in the afternoon on Sat/Sun including shaft log packing replacement & engine/shaft alignment (on my boat - thank you again for the direction) and trailer maintenance along with TONS of great advice throughout the weekend! Paul and Don took a lot of pictures and Dan has a ton of video - quite a few with me wiping out in dramatic fashion!! I'm sure they'll post pics or links soon. Everyone had a great time and the company was fantastic! See y'all NEXT YEAR!!!
Joel