Nige here.
Just a quick update on our Canadian sports adventures! I have been putting quite a bit of time in at the Ice rink in a bid to start playing Ice hockey and have since joined the local Recreational team, the Flintshire Phantoms http://www.thephantoms.co.uk/. 3 training sessions in and I'm comfortably the worst player on the team, but I love it and the challenge of learning a new sport. Managed to get all the kit second hand as a job lot on ebay for £155 to include 2 pairs of skates (1 new), hockey stick, all pads, socks, 3 hockey tops including a brand new Calgary Flames top, helmet, gloves, kit bag and the all important box! In time I'm sure we'll get some pics up and maybe a short video (but only when I'm upright more than I'm horizontal!!).
Unfortunately Sophie hasn't been able to skate since hurting her knee during October half term when we went to Chillfactore http://www.chillfactore.com/ in Manchester for a second session on the snow. This means her progress has been halted somewhat. However, her knee has improved now and we took the opportunity to get down to the snowdome http://www.snowdome.co.uk/ at Tamworth this Friday for a 3 hour Recreational Board and Ski for £25 each including board/skis, bindings, boots and helmet for me which I needed. Took a little bit to get back into it, but we were soon flying from the top of the slope and had a great morning with some noticeable improvements. Really looking forward to getting on the slopes in Canada now!
Must try and get some piccies etc to add to this!
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