Polar Bear PlungeZ

Most New Year's Days, one is too "relaxed" (aka sleeping) to be able to drag ones feet out of bed early in the morning. Be it for taking a plunge in the cold (relatively) waters of Lake Washington, there is just another reason for staying in.

Well, not so this year. Long before Christmas, I had at least launched the idea of "plunging" into the lake this morning that is otherwise more spent chilling out, eating, reading. It was of course not in a quest of bravery, but rather to get some other with me. Not so. I only managed to get the wife (+dogs) to leave the comfort of home and come down to the beach in downtown Kirkland.

Compared to taking a plunge in icecold waters in a wintry Sweden, today's plunge was really not much to talk about. But it was fun to see that many peoiple down there, gathered around a warm bonfire, a bonfire that would also burn a couple of holes through my BRAND NEW Moonstone fleece shirt.

In any case, not much to add. Let the pictures do the talking: