Participants in the popular annual ‘Polar Bear Swim’ at Saratoga Beach – Black Creek, BC (East Vancouver Island) on January, 01, 2013 @12 pm. Conditions: sea calm, overcast, cool, sandy beach. Weather conditions at Comox Airport 12pm: Temp 4C Humidity 89% Dew Point 2C Wind WNW 4 km/h.

Minus 5 Celsius – that’s about 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

Just another Beautiful Day in Bray.

“Great fun. Sometimes we all need to challenge ourselves. Oshawa did not have a Polar Bear Swim – so I decided to fix that. One sure way to get something done is to take action yourself. Sure taking a dive & trying a new thing is intimidating but funny thing is it usually turns out easier than you expect.”

“Me, Roger and Dex completed another Polar Bear Swim at Buntzen Lake. We where the only people in the beach in the morning. It was a very cold morning and visibility was very low because of the morning fog. But it made for an interesting scenery. Cheers to another year! Happy New Year everyone! Great way to ring in 2013!”