Originally published on qathet Living

They swim in the ocean; they motorcycle in the mud; they run through the freezing rain. Meet a few local folks who take mainstream summer activities year-round. Popsicles: “We laugh a lot”

By Isabelle Southcott

For many, the idea of immersing oneself in the ocean in the middle of December is about as appealing as eating an entire fruit cake in one sitting.

Yet Powtown Popsicles insist their daily dip is uplifting and invigorating. The first 30 seconds in the water are the hardest – that’s when your body is acclimatizing and saying, ‘Oh dear why am I here?’ But when you get past that and you start talking to another Popsicle, you forget just how cold it is, says swimmer Pat Turner.

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