Luke, A13 and L15 rose early this morning so they could be among the first skaters when the canal opened.  We have been hoping it would open before Luke went home so when L read yesterday that it was ready they made plans to catch the bus downtown to be there by 8am when it opened for its 40th season.

Their enthusiasm paid off, they enjoyed their 9km skate and were photographed by an Ottawa Citizen photographer.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Ottawa+pictures/1981048/story.html