A Good Day to be Canadian

Under Ian's tutelage, we spent the morning fishing for walleye.  No bites but it was not for lack of effort or enthusiasm.

When the lure of fishing wore off, we decided to take advantage of the frozen water to explore some of the islands that are harder to access during the summer.  We hiked a "mountain" on an island to play King of the Castle.

At the "summit".

After lunch, we participated in the ultimate Canadian winter activity: ice skating on a frozen lake.  This is certainly living the good life.

 The whole time we were accompanied by the happiest dog on the planet. 

Out of pure joy, Ayla must have made a hundred snow angels over the course of the day.

Ice fishing, mountain climbing, ice skating and snow angels - winter in Canada does not get better than this whether you are a human or a dog!