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Making of: Airport Pickup – NSD Vlog Ep 3

First of all thanks to Lynda Miles for extending an invite to my family on her Florida vacation with Mike and THE KIDS (typed in big letters, because they’re big kids!).

In the second episode of our Not So Daily Vlog, Caleb and I do our best to track our journey of picking the family up at the airport. Everyone was anxious to see each other and Gwyneth’s reaction was priceless and something I was happy to capture on video. Be ready to smile when you hear her!

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Making of: Not so daily vlog ep 1

Saturday was a manageable, but busy day for the Medders Nation Men. Let no schedule stand in our way for we will conquer it… well… maybe a few minutes later than anticipated, but a victory is a victory.

I’m calling this the “Not so daily vlog” and it will be a series of videos recording throughout the day. Caleb likes to make videos with me and I need to work on things like being in front of the camera, speaking more naturally, editing, and growing an online presence. 

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Wet and wild adventure to Leitchfield Aquatic Center

School might be back in session, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try to find one more summer adventure before everything closes up. Yesterday we ventured to Leitchfield for some fun in the water. Since school has started the Aquatic Center in Leitchfield is only open on the weekends until Labor Day, but they have more operating hours during the summer in case you want to plan ahead for next year.

This fun water place is only 35 minutes away from our side of town and the weather was perfect for the type of activity we were expecting at the LAC. The entry fee wasn’t bad, the cost was twenty bucks for two adults and a six year old. Food was decently priced as well, three big pieces of pizza was going to cost $9 so we opted for a whole (medium) pizza which had eight regular slices for $10.

Shade was a little sparce, but we managed to snag a spot in the shade when we were relaxing. The rest of the time we were in the water; either in the lazy river, water slide (Caleb was a few inches too short to ride), pool with diving board, lily pads, kiddie spot with a little slide, or the kiddie area with the huge bucket that dumps water when full. There’s enough to do here for hours before realizing it’s time to go home.

It’s hard for me to describe in words how much fun the three of us had so please let the video below do the talking for me!

I might add that the entire place was pretty clean. The men’s restroom looked freshly mopped when we arrived and it seemed that way again when we were getting ready to leave. Sure a lot of wet feet come in and out of there, but I noticed the entire floor to be wet both times I went inside.

For more info about the Aquatic Center check out the city’s page: http://cityofleitchfield.com/cityguide/leitchfield-aquatic-center/

The content for this video was all created with the HTC Re Camera, a waterproof handheld camera that goes where I want to go. Get yours today!

How to cliff jump at the rock quarry in Kentucky Lake

The Medders Nation joined the Barzee Nation for a glorious family reunion at a resort on the banks of the Kentucky Lake. The rock quarry was a short boat ride across the lake from where we were staying and I was super excited to get a chance to jump the cliffs. The video below highlights our jumps off the area I called the mediums. Later, I’ll add the footage of the higher point we jumped off of.

Safety first! There’s a few simple steps to jumping in the water from high ground.

  1. Pick your spots. Find even ground to jump from and look over the edge so you know approximately where you want to hit the water. Also pay attention to any objects you will want to avoid on the way down or in the water.
  2. Tuck your hands to your side. Before you splash you will want to tuck you hands, because slapping the water hurts.
  3. Hold your breath. Wait until just before impact so you don’t lose your breath while under water.
  4. Close your eyes! I wear contacts so this is a must to prevent them from falling out.

One of the worst things you could do is run to the edge and stop. Other people are jumping from the same area so the path is most likely wet and you could easily lose traction. That’s how people slip and hit the rock wall on the way down.

If you have more tips for jumping off cliffs please let me know in the comments section at the bottom.

For info about the quarry check out this link I found: http://www.kentuckylake.com/rockquarry/index.html

In case you were wondering I used Caleb’s blue HTC Re camera to record our adventure in high definition. The camera is waterproof (no special case required!). Check out AMAZON for their latest deals on the HTC Re.

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