TRYOUTS. THE JOB DESCRIPTION JUMPING FROM BOTH TO PIER AND BACK, DELIVERING MAIL WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TO RETIRE TO HERE AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 26, NARRATING A TOUR OF THE LAKE. NEW THIS YEAR, FIRST TIMERS WORKING AT THE LAKE GENEVA CRUISE LINE ARE ABLE TO JUMP MAKING THIS YEAR MORE COMPETITIVE THAN MOST. BUT I FEEL LIKE I’M MORE EXCITED THAN NERVOUS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HERE IS NERVOUS. SO WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT, LITERALLY. AND WITH THE RAIN STICKING THE LANDING CAN BE DAUNTING FOR FIRST TIMERS. I’M MORE SCARED FOR THE JUMPING PART BECAUSE IT’S A LITTLE CHILLY TODAY, BUT WITH THIS YEAR BEING CAPTAIN RAY AMES, 45TH SEASON. WELL, AS LONG AS I COULD STILL ANSWER THE BELL, THIS IS SOMETHING I’VE WANTED TO DO FOR A LONG TIME, MAKING A GO OF IT. WHATEVER. THE WEATHER IS JUST PART OF THE JOB. IT IS WHAT IT IS. AND IRONICALLY, THE WORSE THE WEATHER IS, THE FASTER I HAVE TO GO. AND FOR SOME JUMPERS, RAIN AND SPEED, IT MADE FOR A BIG SPLASH. WE’RE READY FOR GOOD SNOW. I THINK IF I WASN’T READING, I COULD HAVE MADE IT. BUT I KNOW IT WAS KIND OF NICE TO COOL OFF A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT RUN, MAKING THE BEST OF A SLIPPERY SITUATION. YOU GOT TO LOVE THAT ATTITUDE. 17 TEENS TRIED OUT FOR T