Dip in the Baltic

One of the moms at the school goes swimming in the Baltic Sea every day until December. She proves she's got sisu! She invited me along to try it out. We hiked into the woods to the dock. It was a little windy but not too bad. The water was about 9 degrees C. At first I couldn't breathe. I had done a pretty intense workout that day and being in the cold water felt AWESOME! How often do you get to ice your whole body at once? She cautioned that while it might feel good, staying in too long causes your joints to lock up. Changed out of my suit on the dock for anyone to see. That part made me feel the most Finnish. Hiked out. Perhaps I will repeat.