Event number 1 was a trip to Wollman Rink in Prospect Park. The girls wanted to try skating and their wish was our command. Only problem... neither Lisa or I have skated in years and the girls have never skated at all. Even at my best, I could barely skate to save my life. So who was suppose to teach these girls?We paid our money, laced up our rented skates and headed for the ice.
Disaster.
In the one hour that we played on the ice, we barely moved 10 feet away from the entrance. Lisa eventually remembered enough about skating to take the girls for a drag around the ice. I was pretty much stuck. At one point Marni wailed, "I want to skate, but it's hard!".
Our ice folly was cut mercifully short at 1 o'clock as the rink was closed for Zamboni time. No one was more relieved than Marni and I. While prying off the rental skates we made the decision to continue the Brooklyn adventure by driving out to Coney Island for winter fun on the beach.
We fueled up at our favorite Coney Island eatery, Nathan's. Quite a freak show; even in the dead of winter. Then the girls mixed snow balls and snow men with digging in the sand and collecting shells. I think they would have jumped in the water if we let them.Our final Brooklyn adventure was a visit to Sherri Bubbles at her beautiful Bay Ridge apartment. We snacked, played games, tortured Kobi the dog, and watched big ships sail by her window until just past sunset.
Thanks Brooklyn. We had a real nice day playing with you!
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