Hunting and kindred outdoor delights had kept down the fat and hardened his muscles; and to him, as to the cold-tubbing races, the love of water had been a tonic and a health preserver.
" Balloons" are small pieces of rubber that are filled with air and you can fill them with water if you want to have a water balloon fight, but I don't think that's what we're talking about here.
Are we supposed to be jovial when tourists are here in their bathing suits, frolicking in the surf, driving these roads like they're on a racetrack, drinking Mai Tai's and partying in our face?