Winter in Montreal
In mid-March Chloe and I drove up to Montreal for a quick visit.
The Saint Lawrence River drains the Great Lakes—a LOT of water. It's plenty cold, but doesn't freeze over because it's movin'...
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Plenty of cool ice by the shore though.
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It was a REALLY snowy winter—believe it or not, this is the top of a park bench!
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At Parc La Fontaine (a few blocks from our hotel) they plow the lake for skating.
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And everybody uses it!
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We were excited to rent skates for Chloe, but the rental place was inexplicably closed. (This was March 17.)
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Well at least somebody brought his skates...
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How much bigger is this skate than Chloe's foot, anyway?
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Worth a shot.
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A bit like clown feet, but better than sitting in the snow.
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Seems to work!
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So we took turns.
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Too bad we couldn't join the game of baby carriage hockey.
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