{"id":3849,"date":"2015-07-23T12:07:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T19:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2015-07-23T12:07:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T19:07:52","slug":"on-ice-glacier-bay-07212015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3849","title":{"rendered":"On Ice \u2013 Glacier Bay \u2013 [07\/21\/2015]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"winter_whispers_by_enchantedwhispersart-d88s9l4\"<\/a>I have personally always thought people who take part in the \u2018polar bear plunge\u2019 are insane; I did a similar thing in high school \u2013 wherein you run into the Pacific in the early spring and then just as swiftly run back out again because the Pacific is well\u2026colder than a polar bear\u2019s paw\u2026I never saw anyone last more than a few minutes. That was back when I had a better tolerance for the cold. Not so much now.<\/p>\n

But today is our DJ\u2019s last day on board and he asked as much of the entertainment department out to take part in what is really only a five second event of craziness. Since the band was neither scheduled nor requested, Amras just watched me bemusedly as I made my way to the pool deck<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not seriously going in are you?<\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t know yet, I put the suit on in case I end up getting pushed\u2026you never know<\/em><\/p>\n

But as it turned out, I just joined the rest of the line of us, shivering along the edge of the outdoor aft deck pool, and watched said DJ throw not one but two buckets of ice into the already unheated water\u2026while to either side of us the glistening chilled waters of Glacier Bay spread wide. I looked from one side to the other, not quite believing I was actually going to do this\u2026<\/p>\n

But I was, and I did\u2026and freya was that water ever cold. Just as I remembered from high school it was a very fast in and out procedure. Splash, squeal, scurry. And then wrap yourself in a towel very quickly so that the weak Alaska sunshine can dry you off enough to get dressed; so that you can run quickly back to your cabin and throw yourself in a piping hot shower.<\/p>\n

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