Three of the brave souls who took on Whidbey’s waters in Oak Harbor Jan. 1. (John Fisken photos)
“It’s kind of balmy out here … and I can’t feel my legs now.”
That moment before hypothermia.
Wolf track stars Sylvia (left) and Larry Hurlburt (far right) and friends after taking the plunge on the South End. (Kristin Hurlburt photo)
The one-timers got their feet wet.
Hey, I give them credit. Going into the waters of Whidbey on Jan. 1 is not for the faint-hearted.
And, having just pulled out of a two-week battle with the flu (you notice I only get sick when I’m NOT swimming in Penn Cove), I was not among those who made a Polar Bear Plunge to start the new year.
But, as someone who has braved Penn Cove (in just a swimsuit) more than 1,000 times over the last four years, as early as March and as late as December, let me be the first to say “Hey, where did everyone go on Jan. 2?”
And then they can eyeball me and say, “Where were YOU on Jan. 1?”
Nicely played.
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