It was good to put the skates on, doubley great to be joined by Cooper and Kelsie even if they didn’t have their skates. Kelsie still thinks it is unsafe. Considering there is still open water not far from shore she is probably right. Still I insist that Lake Windermere has to be skated in November.
It seems, every year, the skates are further down to lace up and don’t seem to go as fast as the year before, regardless the ice still feels good.
Palliser Pass 
larrymuffin
I would think the ice cannot be that strong. Be careful and enjoy.
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underswansea
The ice needs a little longer yet. It is late freezing this year.
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mountaincoward
I’d have to skate in my shoes – if I was higher up on narrow blades, I’d fall over that much faster (I’d fall over anyway – me and ice don’t get on!)
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underswansea
I will be teaching three young people I work with to skate this year. Two are from the UK and one is from Kenya. They want to get their Canadian citizenship. I have told them learning to skate is a requirement for citizenship.
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mountaincoward
I’d fail miserably then!
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Julie@frogpondfarm
You take care .. I can’t ice skate so I’d be fine!
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underswansea
You need to learn how to skate. 🙂 Merry Christmas!
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Julie@frogpondfarm
I was hopeless at it … used to be able to roller skate though 😊
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