Fake Ice Skating: A Learnign Experience

[ailbhe]

Last year and the year before we brought Linnea ice-skating on the temporary rink at the Oracle shopping centre. This year Emer was big enough too, so we all headed off today.

Different company; no ice. Fake ice, also known colloquially as I Can't Believe It's Not Lino, is pretty much impossible to skate on, though one can slide about a bit. Emer had a good time, never having been on ice before, and Linnea had a reasonably good time, but Rob and I were very glad we got a special offer price and hadn't paid full whack. We have decided to seek out a real ice-rink for Emer soon when Rob is next off work, because that was ridiculous.

If we'd gone last week the fake ice would have been covered in real ice and we'd have been fine!

Still, it's nice to have a plan. Hope I don't break anything this time. I have several times visited ice rinks and not broken anything, after all...

Comments

[helenprev.livejournal.com]

We went fake ice skating too recently (also on special offer) and had a good time though I agree it is impossible to actually skate on! I'm hoping to take them to a proper ice rink at some point too, though it's a bit of a trek from here to the nearest one.

[ailbhe]

I think we need to allow an hour each way travel for a two-hour session, which is pretty much ok as a rare and unusual treat.