Monday, March 29, 2010

Mush Mush! Dogsledding at Ski Wentworth



We were all looking forward to our Dogsledding rides the following afternoon at Ski Wentworth, when the phone rang. The rides would have to be bought forward because the unusually hot weather was causing problems for the huskies. Whew! A sigh of relief, we still get a chance to have a rare dogsledding ride.

Rob Cooke and his wife Louise moved to Nova Scotia from the UK five years ago to pursue their passion for dogsledding. Rob got involved with dogsledding 12 years ago in the UK and now races in events across the country and the United States. They now run Shaytaan Siberian Huskies in Edmunston NB and this is the second year they have bought over 20 huskies to Ski Wentworth to offer dogsledding rides.

The girls could hardly contain their excitement on our arrival at the slopes. Because neither of them could ski well enough to ski back down the slopes after the rides they were taken up the hill to the dogsledding trail on snow mobiles. Snow mobiling is something the girls love to do, so this added to the days excitement.excitement.They were very lucky, because most people taking these trips were going up the ski lift and then skiing back down after the 30 minute dogsledding ride along the mountain trail. Off they went up the mountain for a trip of a lifetime and some great fun. The sun was shining down so brightly making it quite a hot day for mid March. When they arrived back down the mountain both their faces were glowing from all that fun and fresh air. All they wanted to do now was to do it all over again. Maybe next year.




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