"Follow me, Stuart, my Snowman pal, careful on the frozen lake, it is very slippy.Take my hand, I will make sure you do not fall. Just don't look down, no need to be scared, the ice is a foot deep."

So the pair of us traversed the lake, Stuart the Ashram Yogi Snowman, gingerly stepping on the ice, his heart full of eager anticipation for the adventure that lay ahead.