Last weekend a couple friends and I decided that it was time to go swimming in the bay. It wasn't a particularly warm day, but we didn't think it would make that much of a difference since the water is so cold - only a few degrees above freezing. While the term "swimming" is a bit generous, we did get completely submerged. The bay is very shallow so we had to walk pretty far to get deep enough to actually get under the surface - the walk into the water was way colder than the walk back to the beach, probably because the numbness sets in quickly! We got out of the water and were immediately given hot chocolate and then sat in front of a wood fire which was quite rewarding. I cannot imagine though, what it would be like to fall out of a boat or somewhere that you couldn't get warm and dry quickly. Deadly cold, is the most appropriate term I can think of.
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