Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge Week V

November 8, 2014, Tug Boat Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC

My daughter (Tabitha), niece (Anemone), 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 missed out on dip 5 but we’re hopeful she’ll return to dip with us again next week.

Week V was the most difficult week to date. The water’s temperature dropped significantly since last week and we were unable to organize the dip until sundown—it was oh so difficult to force ourselves in the lake as the sun was setting. But that’s the thing about challenges, once you commit, that’s it—you gotta get out there no matter what.

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 of our Okanagan Lake Challenge.

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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.