Ice, Ice, Baby!

We have been back in Budapest for a week now, so we decided it was time to get out of town! Lake Balaton is about an hour and a half from Budapest. It is the largest lake in Central Europe. In the summer, it is a popular beach and water sports location. In the winter, it is a great place to ice skate and watch people ice sail. Today was a "warm" day of about 40 degrees. We weren't sure what the condition of the ice would be, but we decided to head out and explore the area.

There are no frozen lakes in Texas, so it was quite the sight - ice as far as the eye can see. The lake was very rugged the first place we stopped. The area was like a ghost town, so we decided to head to a different spot. I didn't want to be the first one to test the ice!

The next place we stopped, it was super smooth and we saw several people playing ice hockey. Looks like a good spot! Due to the heat, there was a thin layer of water on top of the lake. Larry tested it for us, I said a prayer, and we headed out.

Cade enjoyed ice sledding way more than snow sledding!

We all got in on the fun!

So much fun!

How cute is he?

We found out later the ice sailing takes place in a different town on the lake. Next time, we will head there and ice skate and watch the boats. For today, more fun memories made in Hungary!