I got wet.
I won’t say I actually swam in the Bay; I spent 15 minutes standing in the Bay up to my waist before I plunged the rest of myself in. Then I spent about five minutes splashing around a little. I didn’t make it out to the buoy that marks the beginning of the swim.
I did notice that my upper body was more affected by the cold than my lower body. If I could have gone in with an upper-body wetsuit, or even just a neoprene headpiece, I might have been willing to stay in longer.
But every journey begins with a small step, and today I got in the Bay for a few minutes. I think I need to learn how to enjoy cold.
I tried on wetsuits at
I tried on wetsuits at Lombardi. They start at about $200. I think I may have found a multi-sport suit from Orca that will work for swimming AND surfing. I’d be hella stoked if that worked out.