the day: dec 25th. warm~ish for december--in the north country maybe, but probably avg on the cape--somewhere in the 40s°F. no sun or wind, and no ice on the pond...
the adventure: a not so 'polar', but definitely cold dip in jenkins pond, falmouth mass.
the memories: years ago when pam and i lived in chapel hill north carolina, i mowed our lawn during the last week of december--more to say i did it than an actual need. last friday, driving down to the cape for christmas, i started thinking that jumping into a body of water over the holidays would be a great addition to that odd legacy.
when i suggested a dip to sawyer, he was all about it. he even had a reference for motivational support, "cold water dipping can be exhilarating and life changing."
i'm not sure about life changing but exhilarating is spot on! and you gotta love sawyer's classic line that the inches of muck on the bottom "keeps your feet warm!"
- the ocean may have been warmer...
- a cold dip with sawyer, "in team [boxers] no less," makes a great christmas present...
- maybe little ethe will join us someday--when he is not sleeping...
