Bare Feet

It's another year for polar bear plunges up and down the coast at the Jersey Shore. This year the plunge has more significance than dunking into the frigid waters. Many northern beaches were hard hit by Sandy and had so much debris on the beach.

Shore towns have remained committed to their tradition and continued with plunges only after major sand sifting on the beaches. The beaches are looking so much better every day. I was more thrilled to see plungers bare feet in the sand than to watch them dunk. With all the focus on our beaches, they will be ready for summer 2013!

Polar Bear Plunge

The Race into the Frigid
Atlantic Ocean

Bag Pipers Lead
Plungers to The Water

Here are some photos from this years LADACIN Polar Bear Plunge in Manasquan.

We chose not to participate this year since we decided this was a once in a lifetime activity and not exactly something we felt we had to do every year.
Check out our blog post from last year covering the play-by-play.

We did; however, try to keep it festive this year by looking like a polar bear in our warm coat.

Staying Warm
Looking Like A
Polar Bear

We started the fun at Leggett's with all the plungers and spectators.  Leggett's was rockin'!

Pre-Polar Bear Party
At Leggetts

From there followed the bag pipers onto the beach to watch the dash into the waters.

Way to go plungers!