A day at the dam

Being on a tube that is being pulled by a motor boat at speeds that make it feel like you could relate to clothes in a washing machine, is a great way to spend a day don't you think?
During the December holidays, we spent a day with friends at the Bronkhorstspruit dam. We had so much fun riding the tubes!
There are two types.
1) The standard round tube. Its great because you can attach more than one to the boat and you can steer on the waves. There are also several ways to hold on to the tube. You could sit inside the tube, with your bum grazing the choppy water. This isn't the best option because at high speeds, water starts feeling like a tarred road! Not something you want to scrape your derier on! The other option is lying on your stomach and letting your arms take most of the shock. Most people prefer this option although it is quite a workout on those triceps!
At some point no amount muscle-locking grip action is going to keep you on, so you let the inevitable happen. You hit the water and only realise what has happened once you suddenly have to hold you breath!
Then you wait for the boat to make a u-turn and you swim back to the tubes to do it all over again!
Its just as much fun to sit on the boat and feel the wind in your hair, without the risk of drowning! In the beginning Corne, Reinette and I preferred this option.

But It just seemed like so much fun! So we decided to go on the second type of tube: The Worm! Its a long pencil shaped tube that allows three people to ride at the same time. Allot of fun but a killer on your hands. Or its just me gripping onto that tube like we would fall into molten lava instead of water!

However there is a trick to being three on a tube. You have to balance!
And if you don't, you land in the water, no matter how tight you hang on!


We had a great time at the Dam. A little sun burnt, muscles a little sore and energy completely depleted! But a fun day none the less!

We headed home just before sunset, so I took this shot over the dam.