A Mild Uproar of Fun

After talking about it forever, Apryl and I finally decided to go skating downtown at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park. Neither of us had been skating in years, but I figured it was a bit like riding a bike. Well, not quite. It took some time before I felt comfortable enough skating away from the rails. Even then, it was without any rhythm. On top of that, the skates were digging into my leg, causing a thin layer of skin to scrape off. Apryl also got an ugly blister on her foot. Oh well, we gave it a shot!

I have a feeling Apryl’s thinking, “How does he do that?”

I’m off the rails!

Our injuries, starting with Apryl:

Off the ice and making room for the Zamboni:

And, finally, a short video of me skating poorly and nearly crashing into a fellow skater:

Posted by Hayden on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 at 5:30 pm and filed under Chicago Sightseeing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.