JacobBurke->Travel: August 2014

Anthem Water Park

Here in Thailand I have been making a few friends. One day my friends Mateo, Isabella, and Lucas invited my family over to go Wakeboarding at Anthem Water Park. It was a long car drive, because we didn’t know the way there.

Later when we arrived, my dad got tickets for Joshua and himself while James and I watched.

The Wakeboarding Park was made up of a lake that was split into 2 sections, the beginner side and the advanced side, separated by a wooden bridge. The handles that you held on to were towed by an elevated, moving wire. The beginner side had a smooth-going no-turn course while the advanced side had a fast-moving turning course with jumps and other tricks.

I choose to give it a try after I saw Dad and Joshua do it. I mastered the beginner field quickly and even didn't fall of when the manager turned the speed really high.I almost made it on the advanced, but it was really tricky because of the super fast jerk in the launch-off. I fell every time.

James was also doing great, he was able to stay up for a bit on the beginner course.

After two hours of fun, we all got tired, said our goodbyes and thank you's, and left.

Thanks for reading, Jacob

James and I ready to wakeboard

Group Photo

About to wakeboard

A Trip to America

It only took a few days for Mom being gone for us to miss her. We decided that we would all go to America to visit her and to see Melissa's wedding. After a 15 hour flight, plus a 9 hour wait in Seoul, we arrived in Seattle. When we finished checking in, Mom came and picked us up. When we arrived back at home we spent the rest of the day visiting our neighbors and riding our bicycles.

Later, Granny (Grandma) came over for a visit bringing Arlene and Glen with her. When they arrived we talked for a while then decided on going into Coupeville for lunch. In Coupeville, we went to Knead and Feed, where we all got sandwiches. After lunch, we strolled down the sidewalk and got Ice cream from my favorite Ice cream shop, Kapaws.

A few days later, we went down to Oregon to see Melissa's wedding. After a long car drive we arrived at the hotel that we booked. Next day, we went to Kelly Point Park, the place where Melissa's wedding was located. At Melissa's wedding, we met a lot of our family which we had not seen for a long time. At the ceremony of Scott and Melissa, there were three ministers that shared the speech. When the wedding was over we went to the party zone. There, I had a great time eating the good food and talking with my family. I also danced a bit ;-).

After the marvelous wedding, we arrived at our hotel and slept. The next morning, we woke up and went straight to the cheesecake factory to celebrate Glen's birthday. There, we exchanged pictures and had great food.

Another thing I want to talk about in my blog is my stay at Granny's (Grandma's) house. I had a great time. We spent a lot of time playing outside games, like croquet and Bouche Ball. We also helped water the garden and pick berries. I was very happy to see my cat, Pj, again. I was so happy, that I slept with him on the small, green, couch. Another thing I did was visit Sandy's house (Sandy is a friend of my Grandma). Their I took a piano lesson and did many other fun things.

It was great to go back to America and see my family and friends.
Thanks For Reading Jacob