By karinxxl on Skatehive
So it has been cold all week, and that is only a matter of time before the true heart of the Dutchies comes to life. Ice skating on natural ice is finally an option again after several years! https://media.nu.nl/m/1z0xh6dac8bostd640.jpg NU.nl After the disappointing news earlier in the week that the ice match of ice matches wil definitely not go ahead with these covid measures, this weekend was actually the weekend to get on the ice if you are a lover. And Dutchies as we are who act in herds...we went for it. Causing the emergency rooms to overflow again with all kinds of people breaking stuff because the haven't skated in years. In case you dont know it: The Elfstedentoch by Wikipedia The Elfstedentocht is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost 200 kilometres (120 mi) long, which is held both as a speed skating competition (with 300 contestants) and a leisure tour (with 16,000 skaters). It is held in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, leading