Grateful Relief

Last week+weekend: Much more ice, much more skating.Grateful for the cold lasting so long, grateful for reconnecting with BFG for the last skate day. The three of us went to a series of connected lakes on a 40 km tour:

The route was a bit zig-zag, so only sometimes the wind in our face. They would take turns pulling me against it. The feeling of flying, effortless racing with the wind in our backs, and quieter stretches with side wind. As unhappy as I was the weekend before, so excited was I about this other chance. Feeding myself chocolate to keep going the extra miles, enjoying every last bit of it. Good memories to last till next winter!