One of Kevin's favorite new weekend adventures involves going to a cable park in Deerfield Beach called Ski Rixen. Basically, it is a series of cables and pulleys suspended over a lake so you can enjoy wakeboarding/skiing/kneeboarding without a boat. You start out on a platform that is level with the water. When your pulley comes around, it pulls you off the ramp at about 18 mph and it pulls you around the lake, with about 8 other riders. It sounds easy enough, but I can assure you it is not (more on that later).
You don't need your own equipment to ride, but they do require your own equipment if you want to try any of the ramps or rails. Of course, Kevin wanted to try the ramps, but his equipment was in Texas. So, when we made a a trip out there in September, Kevin came back with his board, helmet, and life jacket. This all makes me a little nervous, so I told him he better not break his face. He tried one of the ramps for the first time about a month ago and I was there to document it. I have included the first two attempts for your viewing pleasure.
I don't know why, but I really love that second video. Something about the way his hand flaps back and forth in an attempt to somehow balance himself. Makes me laugh every time.
We haven't been back since because we have been busy, but I am sure his jumps will get bigger and better, haha. Nonetheless, it makes him happy and, I quote, he "needs a little adventure in his life."
