It’s frozen! It’s really frozen!
After weeks of wistfully watching the ice of Lake Champlain form and break up and form and break up again, we were finally able to head out on our ice skates today. Of course, when you skate outdoors, you have to be your own Zamboni.
If you’re looking for me over the next few days, I’ll be out shoveling the lake.
Boy, does that look cold (like outer Siberia)!
Brrrr! Looks cold! But it looks like you had fun!
Bob just told me I’ve been to Lake Champlain! Who knew? We visited the fort there with C – Ticonderoga. It poured rain on us! 🙂 Shoot! If I’d known you back then, we could had coffee/lunch,..something!
How fun!
Wow – I haven’t skated on a lake since I was in high school. And we all know how long ago THAT was!!
Actually, it was warm enough today that my daughter took her ski jacket off and just skated in her fleece. (It was up to 25F this afternoon, which may not SOUND warm, but compared to last week’s -24, it was downright balmy.)
It actually wasn’t that cold because we didn’t have wind today, and the temperature was in the 20s. (I know…that’s still cold for you CA folks, but everything is relative.)
Fort Ti is about an hour and a half south of us (by car…not by skates!)
It was a great afternoon!
We haven’t been able to skate on the lake for at least two years…maybe three. It has to freeze just right, without big chunks of ice sticking up, so we’re especially thankful!
Ohhh, that brings back memories! 🙂
Oh my, I think 10 minutes might be enough for me, but what a wonderful 10 minutes they would be. Enjoy a skate for me!
I’ve been to Button Bay on Lake Champlain but that was (gasp) 47 years ago.
“Be your own Zamboni” would make a great bumper sticker.
I’m not a big fan of bumper stickers, but that’s one I’d consider!
Ten minutes wouldn’t cut it with my kids. I had to lure them inside with hot chocolate after two hours on the ice.
Oh good! There’s something special about skating outside, I think.
In my fantasy I’ve always seen myself gliding on nature made ice in the peace and serenity of nature. I’ve never contemplated that I’d be clearing my path to do it. Thank you for the trip back to reality. LOL.
BRRRRrrrrr
It does look like fun though!
How do you know when it’s really safe to go out??