Smith Mountain Lake

Jason and his parents very generously invited Tim, Allison and I to spend Memorial Day weekend with them at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. We had a boat, jet ski, and plenty of skis, kneeboards, etc. to play with. The weather couldn't have been better. Every morning we slept in as long as we wanted, got up for a day full of watersports, then came back to the house to grill out for dinner.

Ripley's Aquarium

After a weekend in Myrtle Beach for the national judo tournament, I stopped by Ripley's Aquarium with Jason and Aubri on our way out of town. They have some really great exhibits there, most of which include conveyor belts that take you through underwater tunnels. I'm not quite sure I like that configuration, especially when trying to take photos of things through the plexiglass. Oh well, it was lots of fun and some of the pictures turned out decent anyway.