I knew the Atlantic was cold as I walked out the pier. Knew it mid-air as I felt its chill. Knew it going in but seriously, how often do you get to dive into the ocean from a 10-ft springboard? Buzzards Bay was cold. Not lung-cripplingly so, though piercing the surface was a healthful shock to the system... a shocking reminder of the solvency of water. Unfortunately it took more than my breath: I don't know how deep I went but I bottomed-out and kicked hard and up and once I was buoyant I went to put on my sunglasses, still gripped firmly in my left hand, and saw that they had lost their utility. Barring a trip to the West Village in the near future these babies are headed back to Ray·Ban. I had to wear a hat the rest of the afternoon.
4 comments:
How could you possibly be cold wearing that bear skin rug??
sporting the summer cut... things can get a little nippy
Great photos! I'm from New England too and I know how rare it is to get some warm ocean water to swim in. Looks like you had fun anyway! (minus the glasses mishap)
Emily - unfortunately I found the one flaw w/ Croakies... ain't nothing they can do about the lenses. But mishap aside, it was a great dip. thanks for the kind words.
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