Sebago Lake In The Winter

You know that post I wrote, 'The Week I Couldn't Walk'? And 'Sebago Lake, Maine'? Well guess what? I went there again! This time, it was in the winter. It was spectacular, I say! SPECTACULAR!

The neighbors were kind enough to plow the walk way and a little path down to the frozen lake. They even plowed a nice big rink so we could skate on it! How sweet. You know what else was sweet? We got to skate all around these tracks made by there gaiter trucks. They even had races! We would skate behind them. Can you imagine what that's like? Having 3 or 4 trucks racing around the ice, and the rest of us having a bonfire on the ice? Now that's something you can't do in the summer.

We did the same thing the next day- either stay cozy warm on the ice by the fire, sitting on a part of a tree, all chopped up, or you could race with the gaiters. I'm not that great of a skater, but I went out there anyway.

Also, we went cross country skiing! Before we get to that, let me tell you a few things about me and skiing, first.

I love to ski down hill, and I've been doing it since I was about 3 or 4. How long have I been cross country? This was only my second time. The first time was actually with the same people! We were in Concord, and it wasn't a very flat ground. I was slowly coming down the hill, when I stumble and fall to my side. I ended up landing on my wrist, and it hurt. I got back up, hoping that nothing was damaged. I keep on going, when I tumble and fall to the side, again. I landed on my wrist, again. I just hope it didn't happen again after that. My wrist really started to hurt now, and I was nervous about skiing the rest of the way. So I took off my skis and walked the rest of the way. Luckily, I didn't have to walk that far because it happened right when we were about to finish the loop.

When I got back home, my dad took my to the doctor to get an x-ray. I really thought my wrist was broken. But luckily, it was just a sprain. I had to wear this thing like a cast, only I could take it off if I needed to. I didn't need to wear it for very long, because once it stayed in that one position for about a day, it healed!

Now back to the other cross country skiing story. We went on the other side of the lake, where no gaiters could go. I had a much better feeling this time, because I was really getting the hang of it! I was gliding really far, and if felt so soothing. The breeze blowing on my face, while a glide as if I take of and fly. It felt so glorious with my fluffy scarf loosely hanging at my neck.

Whether you're there in the summer or winter, there's always something fun to do at Sebago Lake!