A fine day for a swim!

My family invited us to join them for a “swim” which means alternating between paddling in a hole in the ice on a frozen lake and then sitting in a hot humid sauna. A far cry from the beaches of Sri Lanka!



I felt fairly confident that I would survive the ordeal having experienced my mother's Canadianized version of this event (alternating between sitting in a hottub and rolling in the snow). Rob however, was a bit skeptical. Leni did not help matters when she asked "do either of you have any heart conditions," with a concerned look on her face.



We did indeed survive and had a lot of fun but this is definitely one of the craziest things that we have done on this trip!