autumn morning dip

I watched the man dive from the kayaker's dock on Reimers this morning on the dagis run. Johan wore gloves this morning: that means the mercury was below 10 celcius. Brrrr.

In an unSwedish manner I asked how it was and the temperature suggesting 15. The guess was about 13. Brrrr.

He must of lingered a bit since he was in his bathrobe as I bicycled back home. He couldn't suggest a minimum temperature where his limits kept him from swimming, but a date. November 16. There wasn't time to ask the date's significance, but Swedes are like that, a date will set a limit rather than an iceberg. He did offer that the spring was chillier.

Apparently there's a start date too. I wonder what that date is and if he's ever had to bring a chainsaw to break up the ice.