roller blading - take 2

it was such a long time since the first try that i asked Mr. J. to come with me again. this time, we went to the other side of the lake, where there's a longer straight and flat bit that is better for inexperienced people like me. and after 15 minutes, i was actually ok. i was not holding onto him anymore, which did my balance a world of good. but it's weird how sometimes i felt i had the movement down pat and felt my centre of gravity was where it should be and i was doing really well, while at other times, if i thought about it too much (or not enough), i'd lose the position and nearly fall over.

nevertheless, we did well. a lot more than back in June anyway! we also went faster and i only fell in the last 15 minutes, first when i froze over a change in the texture of the pavement and a second time when i'd grown so confident that i didn't realise how fast i was going while trying to turn. i'm gonna have another set of killer bruises tomorrow... amazingly though, i didn't run into anyone and we crossed the narrow tourist-ladden bridge without too much trouble. and altogether, we covered nearly 5km going back and forth along the lake. admittedly, it's not very much, but it's a lot more than the 1km back in June, and let's face it, i'm still having trouble with going up or down. but really, i can't wait to do it again!