Monday, August 19, 2013 - Silver Swords Armouries
Monday, 19 August 2013
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
#212 - Mush a Dog Sled
Tuesday, March 12 – Josh and I drove up to Haliburton Forest for this fantastic experience! We arrived on Monday around 4pm for the skies to open up into a torrential downpour. The weather squashed our plans for some winter hiking but didn’t dampen our dog sledding mood. On Tuesday morning, we met the dogs, harnessed in and on we went. The dogs responded to such calls as “whoa” to warn of a slowdown coming, “hike” to get moving and “hey, stop it” for when the fights broke out while we were standing still. It was a very fun and peaceful experience – the dogs were very quiet once we got moving – and we only dumped our sled once! After the tour was over we were able to go into the dog enclosure and see the other dogs. Haliburton Forest has 150 Husky-type sled dogs for the dog sledding tours. Lastly, we went to the Wolf Centre to see some of the wild Timber wolves they have in their enclosure.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
#13 - Participating in a New Years day Polar Bear Dip
It is true in fact. on New Years Day 2013, my brave friend Tori and I braved the -5°C outside to jump in the lake off the Murray Street park in Grimsby. The National Weather Service Forecast Office estimated that Lake Ontario would be approximately 4°C so I convinced myself that meant the water would feel warmer than the air..boy was I WRONG! Man, was it cold. We survived, no worse for the wear. Enjoy the pictures below! Also, I thought I'd draw strength by wearing my Canada hoodie down to the water...I am Canadian right!? I should be able to brave the cold...right ha ha.
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