So off I went the next day, digging out my warmest clothes to wear to the game. I literally had on 3 pant layers and 4 top layers, 2 sock layers and huge winter boots, balaclava and gloves. I brought my Thermarest, insulated sleeping mat, and an old sleeping bag to place around me and my teammate, who sat next to me in the stands.
The temperature hovered around -16C to -20C not including the wind chill. I purchased 2 beers from the concession stand, they actually had ice in with the beer in the tub!!!! I asked, "Is that really necessary?!" Well, the first beer was chilled very well, but by the time I was nearing the end of the second beer, the beer had turned to a slushy drink. My lips were even sticking to the aluminium beer can.
The game ended up in a defeat of our home team. It wasn't a great game to watch. I finally got the chill out of me about 3 hours later. I may think twice about going off on a cold weather adventure like this again. Sitting in a seat watching a game in -20C weather isn't the smartest thing I have done recently.
At least I will have some perspective if we end up with rain at one of our games in New Zealand. I will look back and think, "This isn't so bad..."
