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From Near and Far
Whenever there is ice here, we are skating
What was the last time that the lake was frozen?
The last lake tour was 12 years ago
If there was natural ice, I was skating on natural ice...
...otherwise on artificial ice
My last great medal was Enkhuizen-Stavoren...
...on the 5th of January 1996
For me, the 2nd of January 1997, with 2 friends...
...one heard that he had had to...
...skate the 'Elfstedentocht' 2 days later
This is one of the most beautiful skating tours of the Netherlands
It's beautiful indeed
I skate often, also on artificial ice...
...but this is unbelievably more fun
The surroundings are beautiful, very beautiful
There are so many tours now, you can go everywhere
People are coming from everywhere
From Zeeland...
...I am from Assendelft...
...we're from Leiden...
...I am from Goes...
...I am from Vinkeveen, so I should have been there
We didn't, but we saw 2 people lying down near the side...
...with a strained ankle or so
There are many cracks in the ice...
I fell down, and bumped into another guy, already lying there
He said: 'That's the same spot I fell', so we lay there together.
No, nothing... but this guy fell down incredibly hard.
It was caused by 2 cracks: first my right foot...
...and then my left foot
Yes, I fell down because of a crack in the ice...
...I got stuck with my foot and lying face down immediately
But he did the same as me.
I fell down near the refreshment stall, feeling so relieved I was there...
that I fell down at the final moment.
No, we don't think about accidents...
What do you have to do when you fall into a hole in the ice?
Well, they say that you should swim back to the dark spot under the ice...
...but it's difficult. I've seen it once, a boy from nearby...
...he ended up so far under the ice, lost his orientation
Yes, he drowned. I was 12 at the time...
...but if you see something like that, you're really sad.
How long have you been here? -Not so long, I was here yesterday also.
Most people are here for 1 day, but I'm here multiple days.
People are different when they are on the ice...
Also because it doesn't happen very often, so everyone is cheerful.
You need to watch out that people don't bump into you.
Speed devils that want to pass you. It's all in the game.
My husband received 2 compliments about his 'skating sweater' that's 30 years old.
It really suits natural ice, not such a sparkling suit, but really Dutch.
Having a pink cookie for new energy? -Yes, and a piece of bread. I'll be alright.
Is it still far till the end? -No, we're almost there, 30 kilometres.
Did you get all stamps? -Yes. Only the last one is missing yet.
We're aiming for the medals.