"Don't walk in front of me; I might not follow. Don't walk behind me; I might not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend." ---Albert Camus
Whilst we were staycationing at Marina Bay Sands Hotel earlier this week, Audrey and her best friend Rachel decided they wanted to try out skating. “It’s the same as rollerblading. We want to try it!” they insisted. I was frankly quite surprised that they were so eager… and fearless!
Before they could get started though, we had to go on a little scavenger hunt… for socks (yes, they’re mandatory). The ones sold at the rink were too big for Audrey’s dainty feet. Fortunately, we didn’t have to go far. We managed to find them just upstairs at the Poney shop. We got the skates, which the girls quickly donned and off they went, onto the rink!
They started rather tentatively, holding on to the side rails and taking small steps. Balance came quite easily to them but they liked the security of having the rails well within reach. They skated maybe three rounds around the rink, keeping close to the side.
It wasn’t long before they ventured into the centre. They made it look all quite easy really even though they weren’t exactly whizzing around the rink. A few stumbles here and there, but they were just fine.
They were moving, gliding around carefully but confidently. They even managed to fool around a little and had a very animated discussion and conversation balancing on their skates in the middle of the rink. We were too far away to know what they were chatting about, but they looked like they were having fun… and that’s all that mattered really!
Well done, you two – we’re so proud of you. We’ll be back again soon!
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