When we were given a small tour of of the city
on Friday afternoon before going shopping for food and necessary things (hurray
for a warm pair of shoes), our driver showed us briefly where was the river
that flows inside the city. As it was very cold outside, we just saw it from
the car window. We saw some people on the icey river and we were told they were
fishing. Some people are coming during winter times to the river, make a hole
and then fish by -20°c/-4°f with some wind of course. They’re called the penguins
by locals as they try to get their fish from the ice.
As I wanted to do almost like them, walking on
the ice, I decided to do it on a better day. I can’t really warmer day as I had
to wait for temperatures of around -10°C/14°F. This was done this Thursday morning
when I was going to my organisation. I went with the other volunteer walking
from the simpliest way possible and it implies going over the river. I told her
I would do it and she was a bit scared of falling in the ice. I wouldn’t have
done it in France but here, it’s ok as we have around 30/40cm/1.4 feet of ice.
If local people are doing it, why not me? After we both arrived on the other
side of the river, she was relieved I was ok. I wouldn’t mind though doing it
more times…
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