We've had an absolutely fantastic winter in Tampere. Skiing and skating conditions have been perfect for months. Maybe slightly too cold for outdoor sports at times. The older kid is already pretty good on crosscountry skis and the younger one gets down the hills nicely in a crouching position. I haven't done a lot of skiing myself but a few weeks ago I felt great and did a couple of trips.
In this video clip I'm going down the steepest hills in the woods around here with my mobile phone in one hand and the poles in the other. One of my sisters is visiting at the moment from Norway. Today she went skiing while we were at work and tried out the same hill. When I asked her how skiing was, she said it's pretty flat around here. So much for that "steep" hill.
I came down with a flu last week and a sore throat this week. Hopefully I'm still able to start the full chemo round on Thursday.
