Since arriving back in Kuopio, Helen and I have decided to finally do all the thing's we've been meaning to do! This weekend, we walked on a frozen lake! Lake Kallevesi surround the whole of Kuopio and during the winter months it freezes over, changing the appearance of Kuopio completely. Everyone here adapts straight away. In the summer, people swim and boat, but in the winter, they skii and skate! It's amazing how everything changes so quickly, it really is 'snow' problem for anyone.
To make sure we were safe, we visited the part of the lake by the harbour, where many people gather on weekends. There are 2 tracks set up and stretch quite far out onto the lake. One snow covered track is for cross country skiiers, whereas the other has a cleared ice skating track.
Whilst on our walk we discovered that one of the harboured boats was open and contained a small cafe onboard. After a pleasant coffee and doughnut, we found out they also did skate hire. Thats next weekend's plans then!
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