I went out with
urban_squrrl, Aelfwyn, and Daffyd to a new skating place just north of Gatineau Park today. It was amazing! There was a nice big cabin for changing into skates, and 3 km of trails through the woods, in one big loop or three smaller loops. I ended up skating about 10 km. The weather was absolutely perfect and the trees were gorgeous. There were benches in the snow so you could stop for a rest or to admire the birds (there were bird feeders at several spots; though we saw many blue jays, I was only able to catch a picture of one of the chickadees).
Afterwards, we went for lunch - I had a turkey, arugula, caramelized onion and Dijon panini. It was divine.