Up early this morning to meet Inge at Poolburn. The ice had set in since Monday and we were treated to great skating. We skated to the dam and around the back of the big island. We had to turn back when the ice thinned out. About 80mm in the main bay thinning out further away. We were both surprised at the low water level and the height of the dam above the ice. Hard to leave. On the way back I had a skate at Idaburn but the ice was going off in the sun and the ice spiders were out! Stopped in at Coalpit and found good ice. Was able to skate over the whole dam. What a treat!
