Thursday, February 17, 2011

riding the ice



Every year Ottawa has a fantastic winter festival called Winterlude. Inspired, perhaps, by the longest outdoor skating rink that snakes through our city (the Rideau Canal), it is a really great way to celebrate the white stuff. And the cold. And the ice. And a sweet reason to sip hot chocolate.

And to take incredibly fast rides down sheer ice slides. 



(The baby boy and I waited at the bottom).

photo at the top via Flickr
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4 comments:

  1. Lacey (schoolhousefarm)February 17, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    what fun!

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  2. karuskiFebruary 17, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Winter outdoor activities are nice as long as it's not freezing cold. I love ice-skating a lot :)

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  3. LindaFebruary 17, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Oh my goodness! This looks like wonderful fun!!
    xo

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  4. SueFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Ahhh... Winterlude is so much fun!:0)

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