The weather was beautiful; sunny, warm and not much breeze.
Turn out was down,
although not by much thanks to two late comers.
The pool temperature was high: 38F when we opened it, 40F by the time we got in.
There was some confusion on when we were to swim, which left plenty of time to break the ice
and to sit and watch it thaw
but we had most people fired up by about noon.
A newcomer to the event proved that in fact we are not crazy. He jumped in and dawdled for a good minute or so.
One swimmer had a run-in with a chunk of ice,
and my youngest son did a full lap lengthwise (probably equaling the newcomer for total time spent in the water).
Not to be outdone, I was able to do a two full laps, complete with flip turn (again, no photos). The guest of honor, cold water aficionado and 3 time Channel swimmer Suzie, leisurely completed two laps.
Thanks to all who returned for the second or third year. Special thanks to Jim and Karen for letting me tell you all about it on company time.
Spectators as well as participants had a feast of chowder, hoppin'john, and whiskey sours (before and) afterward.
See you next year!
PS. We extended the festivities this year by going to Elephant Butte on January 2. The water was 46F but seemed MUCH colder. Suzie is caught swimming, this time for 5 minutes or more, as part of her 50 swims in 50 states mission.
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