After a great Christmas with the kids, the temperatures
finally plummeted. The temps in the low 40’s were supposed to arrive on
Christmas, but luckily held off until they left. However, this dude loved the
gale force winds as well as the boiling seas. Waves crashing on the Gulf Coast
shore today are immense.
We headed to Clayton’s, the self-proclaimed biggest beach
bar in all Texas. Despite the light drizzle, the strong winds and the 41-degree
temperature, the place was packed with people, all abuzz about what was about
to happen. After the New Year costume competition, the annual Polar Bear Plunge
was scheduled.
It was sooooooooooo cold, windy and wet that my teeth were
chattering, despite having a winter stocking hat and Thinsulate gloves. But despite
the elements, 10's of dozens of people wearing only swim suits were just itching for
the starting horn. When the horn sounded at Noon, well over 100 nutcases ran into the
frigid mid-60-degree waters of the Gulf of Mexico – sheeeeeeesh! While I was impressed,
I immediately headed for the Equinox and cranked up the heat!
Talk to you soon!
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