Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge Week VI
Yeeha! Dip 6—We’re Half Way Through the Challenge!
November 15, 2014, Stathcona Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC
My daughter (Tabitha, age 14), sister (Miranda) and I began our 12 week challenge on Thanksgiving Day 2014. Our challenge is to take a dip in the lake, once a week, until the New Year 2015. Anemone has had to pull out of the challenge early as she is only 12 and at the rapid growth stage which leaves her with zero % body fat and thus, it is safer for her to sit out the negative degree dips.
Week VI was a shocker as it was a sunshiny -5 degrees Celsius when we dipped. We have sunshine and no snow in the Okanagan; however, the water temperature dropped since last week as it has been unseasonably chilly in the evenings—going down to -10 Celsius at night. Tabitha and I had our flu shots on the day before; thus, we were feeling a little extra achey and it made the dip even more intimidating. The great news is that it is unlikely to be any colder than -5 Celsius for the rest of the challenge (knock on wood).
Check out our 6th dip in the video below:
httpv://youtu.be/PuFqLSodhu0
I hope you follow along on our quest to raise awareness of the precious Canadian water systems. I’ve included an invitation to the Blue Dot movement, for those who want to contribute by ensuring clean Canadian water now and in the future.
Feel free to check out Week I or Week II or Week III or Week IV or Week V of our Okanagan Lake Challenge.
We’re Okanagan Lake Dipping for two reasons:
1. Raise awareness of how valuable Canadian water is to us. We want our fellow Canadians to write their government leaders to make sure Canadian waters remain protected from human pollution and greed. 50% of the oxygen we breath comes from the ocean yet only 3% of Canadian Pacific waters are protected. Furthermore, Canadian freshwater lakes are at risk of turning into mine tailing dumping grounds. Every Canadian citizen has a voice. Let the Canadian government hear our voices on issues regarding our water. Our quest requires no money, simply action.
2. A personal challenge to keep life edgy and interesting.
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