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Only in Vancouver: Characters from Our Polar Bear Swim
You saw in my last post that we continued our New Year’s tradition with a running dip into the cool winter waters of Vancouver’s English Bay. Here, I thought I’d bring you some footage and photos of the wild and…
Read MoreIn For A Penny …
Yes, we did it again! On New Year’s Day, we made our way down to English Bay to celebrate the Vancouver way.Call we Vancouverites and the people from numerous countries who join us what you like: silly, brave, adventurous, foolhardy…
Read MorePlunging into 2017
Here’s a look at English Bay on a cold, but sunny winter day. We’ve had plenty of those lately, but that wasn’t the case on New Year’s Day. Nonethless, we continued our tradition of traipsing down to English Bay to take part…
Read MoreAn Invigorating Start to 2015
Now, after a very full first work week of the new year, it’s time to show you how 2,310 of us rang in 2015 in Vancouver … with an estimated 15,000 people watching us shiver. I’ve posted a slight variation…
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