February 12-14, 2011
Our 2011 winter retreat was held at the Hinman Cabin, Lyme, New Hampshire. The cabin is located on the gorgeous lake; we named the lake "a giant alien pilotka," because the ice caved under our feet and water seeped here and there...this really does not explain it well... We went skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway the first day, and then decided to skate the Dartmouth University pond. That was lots of fun, except for the fact that Scavish fell down and fractured his hand. Despite our admonitions, he refused to go to the hospital...did not want to miss all the fun...but he had to stay at a local coffee house the next day instead of skiing. Scavish is one tough Russian dude! Next night, we hit a major snowstorm and ventured outside after dinner to roll in the snow. We pretended we are Russian soldiers during the winter war, and crawled around the cabin. I felt that we are 12 again. In the morning, we rented snowshoes and hiked around the local pond and climbed a small mountain in nearby Lebanon. Two days skiing, one night skating, one night crawling, one day snowshoeing, all this fun with just one fracture!
