The canal is open!
The world's largest skating rink is open once more. We went out last night and though the ice surface was pitted in some places, it was a beautiful evening for it. We skated the entire length twice, so that's about 14 km or so (8 and 3/4 miles for my non-metric friends). Of course, the trip was broken up for skate sharpening, hot chocolate, and of course..... beavertails!
Yep. That's right. Canadians eat beavertails. Big, fat, crispy beavertails coated in cinnamon and brown sugar (or garlic butter and cheese for those with more savoury tastes). There's nothing finer on a cold winter day, let me tell you.
Now, before I manage to incite PETA's wrath, let me just explain that I am talking about figurative beaver tails, and not literal beaver tails. We're not savages!
Also, to clarify, we skate on the Rideau Canal, not on the Ottawa River or the Rideau River. It may seem like a semantic difference to people not from O-town, but once you get here (if you ever do, and I would highly recommend that you do) you will realise just how foolish a mistake it is.
Comments
Yay! I so miss skating on the canal :-)
Posted by: heather at January 7, 2005 03:36 PM
.....mmmmmm ...... tail.....mmmmmmm
Posted by: Bro-in-law at January 7, 2005 06:50 PM