Ice ice baby
OK. So exciting! We went skating on an OUTDOOR ice rink. Now, I'm sure that my family on the prairie is saying "Yeah, so? Clearly that ocean air has fried your brain Carmen because everyone skates on outdoor rinks in the winter." In fact, my dear dad used to make one every winter in our backyard and I used to skate from the back step down a little ice path to the hockey rink he'd make. And if for whatever reason he didn't make one then you'd skate on the rink at school or you'd go to the creek and skate on it. There was always frozen ice SOMEWHERE.
Alas, not so where we are. There are usually no outdoor rinks in Victoria because we (a) very rarely freeze and (b) are even less likely to get snow.
However, the Butchart Gardens works 24-7 for for 1 month to provide an outdoor skating rink. It is a teeny tiny rink and, during the day, they have to constantly squeegee it to remove the melting ice (or rain when we tried skating on).... Although the rain added an interesting Zamboni-like effect.
Anyway, what fun we had. I have pictures but until Todd moves them I can't post them because they are on the other computer.
In related news... The kids are begging for snow. Each and every day they talk about it snowing and how much fun it would be. I asked one of Tomas' friends (who flew out east) what his favourite part of Christmas was and he said "seeing the snow". AHHH. I am sorry but I have not been away from the cold freezing prairie winters to even consider going on vacation somewhere where it snows. Next stop. Florida.... does it ever snow there?
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posted by C.L.W. @ 9:00 PM
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You are secretly taunting us here, aren't you? LOL.
Actually, the last few days we've had melting ourselves. Weird weather patterns - but you know that won't last long, those -35 below winds will be back with a vengence probably next week ....
Victoria is a beautiful city - have only been there once though, would love to go back some day. A doctor I used to work for moved there (allergy/immunology specialist). I gave him an incredibly hard time about leaving us high and dry without an allergy specialist in this community by, well, reaching really low (i.e. You know - that part of the country is gonna sink when the big one hits ....). So I told him to wear a lifejacket at all times and he should be safe. He figured that would really make him stand out as a "prairie-dood" if he did that. I doubt he took my words of advice ... hee hee.
Butchart gardens are so nice. I had no clue they did the skating rink thing for one month - I can't imagine how hard that is for them to maintain! Have fun with it though :) Who knows - maybe next winter you'll get a few flakes of the white stuff ?? :)
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