As a new year's resolution I wanted to try and get more exercise and it started this morning as I took an early morning visit to the beach for the Polar Bear Plunge. A plunge consists of running into the ocean and submerging your head under the water then running back. It was a bit chilly with an outside temperature in the sixties and a water temperature in the fifties but an affective cure to a post New Year's blur. However, we did not just stop at just one plunge, we made it a triple plunge morning by heading to plunges at three locations which included Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra Inn and Ponte Vedra Lodge. At each place we took the plunge we also took the following pledge:
"As a member of the Polar Bear Club I hereby, do pledge of my free will to brave the waters chill. I will take the plunge each New Year's Day no matter how cold the waters stay."
What a way to start 2006, Happy New Year!
*2006 Starts With An Ocean Plunge originally uploaded by Somewhat Frank via the "V" camera-phone.
