Do I look like I'm skating yet?

Do I look like I'm skating yet?, originally uploaded by kendyck1.

Time for our annual venture into the world of slippery slidy ice at Hampton court.
Of course it would be easier if one did not have a young child hanging onto you for balance when you have no balance yourself.

It's a lot warmer this November and today that meant rain and wind. We were lucky that it stopped for our whole session- amazing!

We all progressed somewhat from the moment we first staggered onto the ice, except Gareth who took the excuse of Lucy and Cal "not liking it" to make a swift exit!
Gerry, Jules, Mark and I hung around to take turns escorting Ella and Jesse around. My stance was more "snowboarding" than "Speed skating" looking at my stance in the photos!

Afterwards Cal, Lucy and I went to the "Knights shop". Then we all rode the carousel before heading to Zizis for a long lunch.

I took Nick (Gareth's brother) back to Redhill to catch the train down to Brighton.

Hev stood by and took photos with M&D watching on. I have edited the photos and built a slideshow for all to remember.