Surprised myself today by going for a swim. I was walking along the beach, not 5 minutes from my door, somewhat overdressed, when it occurred to me that it was a glorious sunny day, extremely warm, and I was on a beautiful beach by the Pacific. So I spontaneously undressed and had a dip. Bit chilly at first but very worthwhile - will endeavour to make a habit of it from now on.
I was in Iceland the other day. A huge beautiful country, with a small but very friendly and creative population of semi-bankrupt ex-Vikings, and among other
things we visited the local imported beach in Reykjavik (Smokey Bay). There is a small geothermally heated paddling pool, in which the locals sit drinking beer with woolly hats on, and every now and then they have a quick dip in the almost freezing bay (3 degrees). Must be good for you.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8756795263359807776
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2009/04/07.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU9_Q7PJuNQ&feature=related
