“Mar, lo has conseguido, eres genial”: Cross country skiing

Last weekend while my host family was in a hockey tournament and my host dad was studying, I stayed at my friends house. Natalia, from Vigo, Heather and Earl. Being there is like being at your grandmas, I love going there and I have a great time with them!!

I arrived on Friday and left on Sunday. On Saturday we had a typical Canadian breakfast with bacon, scrambled eggs, peanut butter toast… sounds dangerous and amazing at the same time (suelen decir que lo que no mata, engorda, no?).

After that, Heather, Natalia and I went to Arrowhead Provincial Park, in Huntsville, about one and a half hours up north. It was an awesome place where we cross country skied.

At 6pm we left and arrived home just in time for supper. We had pizza and chicken wings, but after that we were supposed to have ice cream when they suddenly came with a birthday cake that said “Happy Birthday Mar”. I couldn't believe they actually knew my birthday, but that was not all; they gave me a birthday card with a gorgeous necklace!! I'm so thankful!! A family that is not your own thought of you and got you something to remember them in such an important date as my birthday.

"Admirar con los ojos lo que la cámara no puede". Cross country skiing fue una experiencia inolvidable, es ski de fondo y, por así decirlo, como patinar con skis puesto, o como skiar en llano, deslizándote. No hacía nada de frío (llevamos varios días por encima de los 0°C, y creedme que eso no es frío) e hicimos como unos 7km skiando, por un sitio precioso. Natalia y yo nos dimos cuenta que era muy parecido al paisaje de la saga Crepúsculo, sobretodo en la película de Eclipse con el bosque lleno de árboles nevados, la niebla tapando parte del paisaje y con muchas montañas; creíamos que saldría en cualquier momento Edward Cullen saltando de árbol en árbol.

Cross country skiing into the woods, gorgeous views, great experience, amazing people (snow flaked gently posing on my red cheeks haha). Couldn't ask for a better Saturday, surrounded by peace, nature and beauty of this awesome country.