diff --git a/vacation.p8 b/vacation.p8
index 8058364..1929863 100644
--- a/vacation.p8
+++ b/vacation.p8
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ mknew(sea)
 
 function sea:draw()
  local w = wave()
- rectfill(0, 64+w, 128, 80+w, 0)
+ rectfill(0, 72+w, 128, 80+w, 0)
  poke2(0x5f78, 0xFF00.00FF <<> w)
  rectfill(0, 81+w, 128, 89+w, 0x1040.a842)
  rectfill(0, 90+w, 128, 97+(w>>1), 0x1004.e169)
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ function arcade_level:draw_splash(x, force)
  local n = (force + rnd(force)) & 0x7FF
  for i=0,n do
   local d = droplet.new{x=x, force=force, y=72+wave(), f=i/n-0.5}
-  if d.dr < 0 then
+  if rnd() < 0.5 then
    self.bg:push_back(d)
   else
    self.fg:push_back(d)
@@ -704,27 +704,25 @@ function arcade_level:landing_splash(x, force, harder)
  self:draw_splash(x, force)
 end
 
+splashcols = {0x1003, 0x103d.a5a5}
 droplet = {}
 mknew(droplet, function(d)
  d.dx = d.f * d.force >> 2
  d.x += 16 * d.f
- d.dy = -rnd(d.force>>1)
- d.r = rnd(1) + 1
- d.dr = rnd(0.025) - 0.0125
- d.ymo = 255 * d.dr
+ d.dy = -rnd(d.force*0.66)
+ d.r = 1 + rnd(0.75 + (d.force >> 4))
  d.c = rnd(splashcols)
 end)
 
 function droplet:update()
  self.x += self.dx
  self.y += self.dy
- self.r += self.dr
  self.dy += 0.3
- return self.y > self.ymo + 72 + wave() or self.r < 0.5
+ return self.y >72 + wave()
 end
 
 function droplet:draw()
- circfill(self.x, self.y, self.r, 0x1003)
+ circfill(self.x, self.y, self.r, self.c)
  local r2 = self.r >> 1
  pset(self.x+r2, self.y-r2, 0x100F)
 end