Christmas Day Dipping

[amberdreams]

We were up early this morning and down on Felixstowe beach before 07:30 so set up for the Christmas Day Dip to raise money for the hospice. I reckon there were over three hundred nutty folk willing to either dress up or dress down and take the plunge, and they certainly drew the crowds.
Here follows a picspam
A pre-dawn selfie

Paul in his Arctic explorer onesie his brother found in a charity shop, proving that the reflective bibs work.

The cute gay couple who came all the way from Colchester to volunteer. The chap on the left was very enterprising. He sold someone those Santa deelieboppers for a tenner.

Dawn over the North Sea. Somewhere over the water are big_heart_june, sillie82 and beelikej. *waves*

Dippers massing for the start. Love the Santa leg hats!

Random survivors

Me and Paul with our collecting buckets (taken by Paul's cousin's daughter). Yes Paul is tall. And I am short.


And finally, here's a photo by someone else of a similar event this morning a bit farther north, up the Suffolk coast. This leaves me with the burning question. Where were all the young fit blokes in the one I witnessed? Huh. Next year I'm going to Southwold! LOL

Comments

[somersault-j.livejournal.com]

Great cause <3 BUT OH MY GOD, COLD! lolol I love the pic showing dawn over the North Sea!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Surprisingly, not as cold as it could have been. Global warming is good for something, hey? LOL

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Fabulous cause and go on with your bad selves! ♥

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I thought you'd said bad Elves...

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

*snorts* I could see you both as elves, although Paul would be a REALLY tall one!

[sillie]

*waves back* :D :D

That's a great cause. Go you. :D

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

:D :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic fun event and for such a good cause!
So you and Paul didn't fancy taking a nice bracing winter dip in the North Sea then?
Nope, neither would I!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid our duties meant we couldn't take part... ha ha ha!

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

Makes me cold just looking at these. And I think the cold must have shrunk the suit of the guy in the middle, cause seriously.

Looks like a fun day!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Just thinking about it makes me shiver!!!!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

It's great to see so many people taking the (chilly) plunge for their local hospice! And great to see you and Paul helping out too - I thought for a moment there you were swimming, too! I think I might have to join you in Southwold next year....phwoar!