So now it’s winter; it’s cold out, the river keeps freezing over. Not many opportunities for kayaking. But, we thought, maybe there’s another sport we could try, one suggested by Baffinpaddler. Belfast Curling , Maine's only curling club,had scheduled a “Learn to Curl!” event for January 15.
Mostly what I know about curling is that it is an Olympic sport that involves brooms. Also, the Simpsons and Skinners got a gold medal in the sport.
In preparation for “Learn to Curl!” I checked out Wikipedia and learned a few more bits of trivia.
1. Curling wasn’t invented in Canada, but Scotland.
2. Very special non-water absorbing granite is used to make the stones. Only two quarries produce stones for curling, an active quarry in Wales, and a closed quarry on Ailsa Craig, an island off Scotland.