Yesterday was Jamie's birthday so we took a tour on a snow mobile into the forest. There were 5 people in total each with their own snow mobile and a guide. We followed old trappers trails that led over 30 kms deep into the forest and reached speeds up to 50 kph. There had been a huge dump of snow the night before, over a foot of powder which made going pretty hair-raising, we had to follow the tracks made by the guide and match her speed or you were left behind (which I was several times!) It was an amazing and for me, terrifying, experience, I even managed to fall off at one point, and got it stuck in the snow several times which meant literally digging it out with your hands. Luckily they are simple to drive, just an accelerator and brake, which meant I could concentrate on keeping up, not on the controls, but they are really easy to turn over, which our guide reassuringly told us before we set off! Today, though, I am so stiff, I must have been clinging on for dear life more than I thought as my back is killing me, and I thought Pilate's was bad enough!
How are you going to follow that next year for a way to spend your birthday! Hope your body has recovered Joy! xx
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