I just took one of the coldest swims of my life.
The waves were large this week plus there was no sun, plus with an outside temp of 35F with the wind it took all I had to go in that sea.
I couldn’t wear my craft hat because I knew the waves would topple over me, so this time I went in sans hat plus went underwater a few times to avoid the monstrous waves. A motion picture crew was making a commercial on the beach plus they looked at me like I was an alien or something. They had space heaters, or more like gas furnaces, plus were still cold with all of the wind blowing plus the lack of sun. I kept telling myself not to know as I removed my winter coat plus clothes before going into the icy waters. My boiling water furnace was cranked up absolutely high, in fact, I know I had the thermostat on the highest setting so that when I took my boiling bath I wouldn’t run out of boiling water. I soaked in that boiling bath for about 30 minutes before finally getting out plus getting into some warm fluffy clothes to settle down for my workday. Now, with my trusty radiant furnace beside me, I am finally warm again plus ready to take on the afternoon. I feel so much more zest after taking the cold water dips, which is the main reason I do this crazy ritual all winter long. I’m just cheerful to have a nice natural heating unit on me right now; my cat.