The weekends after Longwood Gardens were more quiet and relaxing, most of the intern felt like chilling out and staying in the warmth instead of going out. One Sunday, Svenja, Corinna, Gabriela and I went out to Philly, trying to find the Icerink there. But we couldn't find it and we ended up in a Cuban Restaurant with hot chocolate and a dessert....;-)
And looking back from now, these quiet weekends were only the silence before the storm....
This Saturday our schedule included more action: We made our way to the Blue Mountain, a ski resort in the Poconos which is about 1,5 hours from my place. Even though it was freezing cold and far below 0° C, we wanted to try snowtubing. I never did it before and was quite excited about it. There are several ways to chose from: They had big tubes for 4 or 5 people but also small single tubes.
You grab one tube, take lift up the hill and on the top there are staff members who give you the final push. Either they let turn or just push you very hard that you shot down the hill incredibly fast. I cannot describe the feeling! You slide down so fast that the wind brings tears to your eyes, your ears heart, and you have to hold your cap that it doesn't fly away.
Our group was about 15 people, so we switched several times. We did the 'family tubing for about 3 or 4 hours and then went inside to get a warm beverage. Most of the guys only bought a pass for the afternoon, so they had to leave anyway. In the meantime, it became dark outside, so we could go again and try it this in the dark. This was so different! As only our car was left, we decided to try out the single ones now and do some rides on our own. There was one guy at the top of the hill who spun me so fast that I just couldn't think and it was already over. CRAZY!!! But so much fun. Petra and me connected our tubes and went down together as double. But around7pm, we all just got so tired from being outside in the cold all day, so we decided to go home. At home, we all had a hot shower and then rest of the crew came around to end the day with moulded wine and hot apples in the oven. Another wonderful winter day!!! If you have no idea about snowtubing, check out my pics here:
And looking back from now, these quiet weekends were only the silence before the storm....
This Saturday our schedule included more action: We made our way to the Blue Mountain, a ski resort in the Poconos which is about 1,5 hours from my place. Even though it was freezing cold and far below 0° C, we wanted to try snowtubing. I never did it before and was quite excited about it. There are several ways to chose from: They had big tubes for 4 or 5 people but also small single tubes.
You grab one tube, take lift up the hill and on the top there are staff members who give you the final push. Either they let turn or just push you very hard that you shot down the hill incredibly fast. I cannot describe the feeling! You slide down so fast that the wind brings tears to your eyes, your ears heart, and you have to hold your cap that it doesn't fly away.
Our group was about 15 people, so we switched several times. We did the 'family tubing for about 3 or 4 hours and then went inside to get a warm beverage. Most of the guys only bought a pass for the afternoon, so they had to leave anyway. In the meantime, it became dark outside, so we could go again and try it this in the dark. This was so different! As only our car was left, we decided to try out the single ones now and do some rides on our own. There was one guy at the top of the hill who spun me so fast that I just couldn't think and it was already over. CRAZY!!! But so much fun. Petra and me connected our tubes and went down together as double. But around7pm, we all just got so tired from being outside in the cold all day, so we decided to go home. At home, we all had a hot shower and then rest of the crew came around to end the day with moulded wine and hot apples in the oven. Another wonderful winter day!!! If you have no idea about snowtubing, check out my pics here:
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