It certainly looks like one of those activities that you have to partake in to be counted a true Vancouverite but, like all good resolutions, I think I'll wait until next year...
The crowd gathers.
As do those who are actually going to brave the water.
The starting enclosure. Is that somebody in a wedding dress?
Santa's reindeer.
And they're off!
Excellent commitment.
For many it was the shortest stay possible - a dip of a few seconds and then a sprint back up the beach. I think you get a badge for doing this.
For others it was all about the swim. The man in the lifeboat seems to be taking the names of those that make it all the way (with or without frostbite).
The reindeer from earlier did particularly well.
And it's all over for another year. What a strange species we are.
