Friday, October 10, 2008

Polar Bear Swim; Shoe Explode; Due To Awesomeness!?!


I wanted 2008 to begin with a bang and so I figured jumping into frigid water with hundreds of other lunatics the best way to do that. After a night of wine and music we arrived on the scene. A small pocket of frozen beach on Charlottetowns waterfront. There must have been a few hundred people there.
The worst part of the whole event, was the wait. You know, the apprehension created by, wondering what this insane thing you were about to do would feel like. Like heart stoppingly cold? Do I really want to get wet in the middle of winter?

Finally, the signal was given; we stripped down, someone gave a speech, someone said a eulogy, we received a countdown and.... ran in.

Now, there was a thin layer of ice on the water that the, competitive "me first" types broke with the skin of there legs. My friend Lindsay is a very competitive person. So, her legs unfortunately got all cut up ( as you can see below). We took good care of her. Later administering cotton and cooing noises.

So is it cold? Yeah, I guess, well honestly I was in and out so fast I don't even remember. I did stay under the water for a good five seconds but still... What I do remember was when I was back out of the water my outer body was so cool that the air temperature felt warm in comparison. It felt very nice actually. Everyone was happy and the steam was pouring off our bodies.

Also, my shoe had somehow exploded. I'm guessing it exploded because of the sheer awesomeness of the event.

The Polar Bear Crew 2008.
Lindsay takes one for the team.Fresh out of the drink.