Winterlude 2006

This weekend we decided to invite family and ... well, just family... down for Winterlude's closing weekend. As luck would have it, Thursday/Friday's freezing rain storm covered everything in a thick coat of ice just hours before the temperature plummeted to -34 degree Celius (with the windchill). Ouch! Although it did limit our time outdoors it did not stop us from bundling up and enjoying the final days of Winterlude 2006.

Saturday we skated on the canal...


...and then huddled between the change room building and the canal wall while we quickly ate a round of beavertail. (holy wick it was cold)



Then we headed over to the Quebec side for some brokeback luge races...



...and half-melted snow sculptures. This one scooped first prize.



Strange french-speaking characters...





And Quebec really does have a nice view of Parliment's backside.



All and all it was a blast. Until next year...