polar bear club

[nyraptor]

these are pics from new years day. every year a bunch of brave, demented people jump in the ocean. the water, 42 degrees, the air, 45 degrees. this 1st pic is us walking to the water. thats me in the middle. john

[nyraptor]

i'm the furthest guy out with my arms out to the left of the pic. this is right before i dove through a wave.

[nyraptor]

this is me coming out of the water just before hypothermia sets in.

[nyraptor]

this is mom and me. at this point i was so cold that i felt warm.? i'm now an official member of the shrival your nuts club and i'm supposed to do this every year following. john

[Mark]

Shrinkage! What a price to pay to be in that club. Don't know if I could afford it.:eek: Congrats man!

and tell mom we said hello from Florida (does she know you put her picture on the internet?:D)