Last year when we were
celebrating at Harpoon Willys on January 1st, there was a mass exodus from the bar around noon and then 15 minutes later people came back wet and shivering. This is how we learned of the tradition of a Jan 1 Polar Plunge in the Bay. Tres and Dan said they were in this year and convinced Mike and Mark to join as well.
The plungers were driven to the dive sight, while the rest of us walked over from Harpoons.
Williams Bay beach is the sight of the plunge.
Tres checked with the mayor beforehand who confirmed that this is a family show, no speedos allowed, so he wore trunks, but painted "el tigre" on his chest in honor of his favorite suit.
Mark left his bathrobe on until the last possible minute to conserve heat.
The cheering squad...
A little sun broke through just in time for the event.
Dan, Mike, Mark, and Tres getting ready.
And they're off!!!!
Check out Dan about to dive under...
On the way back to the beach....
Here is one of the YouTube links - poor Mike had a really hard time finding his towel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDF9Sv_lE8A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Well done guys!!!
And then back to Harpoons to watch football and kick off a great year!
3 comments:
I thought for sure you would have done it too. There's always next year?
oh my gosh, that's crazy! how cold was it?
It was a pretty cold day! Maybe 25-30. I'm guessing the water was actually a little warmer than the air. They said the worst part was running out with wet feet on the cold/icy sand. I'm glad it was them not me ;-)
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