BOAT !! BOAT !!

Lifejackets are the law ..... but they greatly impede the tanning process. They're hot. Uncomfortable. So the only time we put them on was when we heard the Police or Fire motor boat. We'd yell BOAT BOAT and scramble to get our jackets on. Avoiding attention wasn't helped by the fact that we were singing at the top of our lungs and randomly pushing each other off the edges, awaiting the perfect opportunity of our friends complacency. If you heard "is it deep here?" you were on high alert - we're a conscientious group, you know. We only violently shove others off in deep water ......
Here we are floating without jackets, and we heard the motors coming. See Bree on the far right? It seems I'm hearing something too, Wes is unaware, or maybe he's still apologizing for back flipping me into the river while I was innocently enjoying the calming river and the hot sun within the safe and dry confines of the raft. I think he bruised my arm. Noone can be sure as there were many instances where bodies made physical contact. Between hauling each other into the raft, standing up to get a drink and falling flat on someone, then they crash into someone else. We were a bit of a gong show sometimes.

Here's Jeremy throwing us our life jackets, Bree laughing, Javier nervously looking towards the sound. We'd been warned already that the fine was $500. Just as much as hitting a pedestrian in a playground zone. ???? random comparision officer, but thanks for your leniency.?? Theres only one police boat, so we knew if they caught us again, we were in pretty major trubs. Ever try putting a life jacket on while in the water?

Me and Nat.

Wes taking some alone time.

Bree bails the boat while we float off the side ...

Still lounging. Kat seems to be having trouble with her jacket

Left to Right: Javier, me, Jeremy, Nat,

Back: Kat