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RAF Akrotiri, Water Skiing at Ladies Mile in 1960
written by Michael French
 I got my introduction to water skiing at Ladies Mile beach, and got up on two skies on my first attempt. It was a most exhilarating experience, and a sport I was to continue to develop in Canada, where I also took up snow skiing, and ultimately advanced to salome water skiing in Nassau-in-the-Bahamas.Yes, I found a lot of fun things to do in my spare time on and off the base at RAF Akrotiri. Swimming and snorkeling at Submarine Point, and diving off the rocks were another of the pleasures we enjoyed. We also developed great sun tans. To cool our bottled soft drinks we would throw them into the water where they would sink to between 20 to 30 feet onto soft sand. Later when we wanted to retrieve them we simply dived down and got them up for a quenching cool drink. Those were happy and carefree times I will always remember, and also the camaraderie of good mates. Where are they all now I often wonder? |
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