I didn't realize it was so cold there. I read the Telegraaf on-line and don't remember the temperature being cold enough to freeze. OK, I see its -7 now. Maybe the Elfstedentocht can be skated this year?
Hi Tony! It's unique: 2008 was one of the warmest years ever in the Netherlands - and at this very moment (11.00 AM) it's freezing 8 degrees Celsius minus. Normal (average) temp for Dec, 31st is max +5.2, min - 0,5 degr. Celsius. So what about Global Warming? There is something changing, that's for sure! For this moment - we just enjoy it! It's for the first time since over ten years that I have been skating on "natuurijs" - ice was excellent yesterday - the muscles in feet and lower legs must get used to the skate movement and the balance on "Noren" ;-) The hype about the chances for a "Elfstedentocht"/"it gaet on" is traditional - but for that event this frost-period won't be strong enough and is to short... (btw: I would definitely need some more training for 200 km non-stop skating...). greetings, Hans
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I didn't realize it was so cold there. I read the Telegraaf on-line and don't remember the temperature being cold enough to freeze. OK, I see its -7 now. Maybe the Elfstedentocht can be skated this year?
Groetjes
Tony :-)
Hi Tony!
It's unique: 2008 was one of the warmest years ever in the Netherlands - and at this very moment (11.00 AM) it's freezing 8 degrees Celsius minus. Normal (average) temp for Dec, 31st is max +5.2, min - 0,5 degr. Celsius. So what about Global Warming? There is something changing, that's for sure!
For this moment - we just enjoy it! It's for the first time since over ten years that I have been skating on "natuurijs" - ice was excellent yesterday - the muscles in feet and lower legs must get used to the skate movement and the balance on "Noren" ;-)
The hype about the chances for a "Elfstedentocht"/"it gaet on" is traditional - but for that event this frost-period won't be strong enough and is to short... (btw: I would definitely need some more training for 200 km non-stop skating...).
greetings,
Hans
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