About eleven years ago I went ice skating in an indoor rink and can only assume that I disliked it because I never went skating again. Well, today we went ice skating and I was surprised to find how much fun it could be. For a lot of the time Laurien and I were skating alone with the Zamboni. I’m not sure why they didn’t make us clear out with everyone else, but I’m sure it had to do with us being foreign. The only problem with that mean that anyone who stood around the railing watching was definitely watching us.

I did notice something interesting. I skate a lot better when I’m skating behind a good skater but being behind someone who has lots of balance checks makes me wobble and adjust just as much as they do. Maybe if I were more confident on the ice that wouldn’t be the case.

Photos from St. Petersburg