Lynn and I recently decided to try the Olympic sport of curling. Curling basically involves sliding (or "throwing" in Curling lingo) a 40 pound granite rock (or stone, as it is sometimes called) across an ice rink, to try to get it as close as possible to the target at the other end of the rink. One other feature is using a broom to sweep in front of the stone in order to use friction to increase the surface temperature of the ice directly in the stone's path, which makes the stone go farther.
Here, the "skip" directs a shot for the person throwing the stone at the other end of the rink.
Lynn prepares to throw the stone.
Lynn and our instructor get into some heavy duty sweeping.
Lynn does some solo sweeping.
Lynn considers her shot.
And it was a really good shot after all!
Lynn explains the basics of curling.
Here's a picture of me preparing to throw a rock.
Lynn looks at the "house."
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