Polar Bear Plunge 2007 Photos

Photos of my New Year jump into the abyss:

I coerce an innocent bystander into taking a Before shot of me. 11 is to my right (left in the photo), and 9 is at my side, my towel boy. I am wearing my Japanese robe, just like a prizefighter!

Storrie Lake was frozen over, so the Polar Bear Club had to ask a backhoe operator to smash up the ice along the water edge! Notice the waiting ambulance...

The crowd gathers! I am somewhere in the throng. 11 and 9 got so engrossed at the activity, and the crowd pushed them aside, so they weren't the best photographers from this point.

The Official Sign:

The swimmers line up to take the plunge:

I'm cold and wet, but happy to usher in a New Year! (That's my mug on the right...)