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Polar Plunge!
« on: December 20, 2009, 11:01 AM NHFT »
Who wants to jump in the ocean on December 31, 2009? I do! Let's have a New Year's Polar Plunge. Some of us did it last year on December 31, when Will "Walk For Liberty" Buchanan touched the Atlantic Ocean to finish his journey and begin his life in NH. Let's make it a tradition. Let's ring in the new calendar with a splash - an icy-cold splash.

I'd love to have a party afterwards, but I don't have a venue. If someone can think of a restaurant or club or someplace to hang out and eat and party after the Polar Plunge, please suggest it.

cross-posted:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=382951765353
http://forum.freekeene.com/index.php?topic=2139
https://www.nhteaparty.org/index.php/topic,2068
« Last Edit: December 20, 2009, 11:03 AM NHFT by Mike Barskey »

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2009, 01:18 PM NHFT »
We'd be willing to host an after-party, but we're almost an hour from the ocean.

Alternately, we could chop hole in the ice in the lake, here, and then have the party afterward.  Might be interesting to have a roaming polar plunge thing, instead of always doing the ocean.

(cross-posted to the other forums, as well)

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2009, 02:15 PM NHFT »
How about a Polar Bare plunge?  :)

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2009, 07:14 PM NHFT »
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Who wants to jump in the ocean on December 31, 2009?

I'll do it if my Christmas present turns out to be a heated drysuit.

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2009, 09:45 AM NHFT »
i will be there to take pictures  and towel off my wife
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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2009, 10:00 AM NHFT »
Are wetsuits considered cheating?
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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2009, 12:27 PM NHFT »
We'd be willing to host an after-party, but we're almost an hour from the ocean.

Alternately, we could chop hole in the ice in the lake, here, and then have the party afterward.  Might be interesting to have a roaming polar plunge thing, instead of always doing the ocean.

(cross-posted to the other forums, as well)

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2009, 09:39 PM NHFT »
Does someone have a map or directions as to the gathering place for this event?

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2009, 11:19 PM NHFT »
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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2009, 07:55 AM NHFT »
Does someone have a map or directions as to the gathering place for this event?
Hampton Beach is not that big.  If you can't see your friends, just follow the screams.   :D

By the way, that neighborhood is a ghosttown in the winter.  I strongly suggest identifying a pizza place (or whatever) that's open BEFORE jumping into the ocean mostly nekkid.
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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2009, 09:00 AM NHFT »
Does someone have a map or directions as to the gathering place for this event?


Here are directions from Keene, and here are directions from Winchester (both routes are ~2 hours).

Friday's right: you can see all of Hampton Beach from any part of it, so you can't miss us, especially since Hampton is a ghost town and there will likely be no other cars parks there, let alone another motorhome. :)

Also, though we're still meeting at Hampton Beach, Todd suggested Jeness beach slightly north of there because it's a shorter walk between the water and the car. He also suggested some places to hang out afterwards: check out the comments on the Facebook Event wall. We can decide when we get to Hampton Beach if we want to jump in there or go to Jeness beach.

See you later!

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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2009, 09:33 AM NHFT »
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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2009, 10:50 AM NHFT »
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I strongly suggest identifying a pizza place (or whatever) that's open BEFORE jumping into the ocean mostly nekkid.

Whadda mean "mostly"?
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Re: Polar Plunge!
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2009, 07:53 PM NHFT »
I jumped into the Atlantic Ocean, naked, and I liked it.   ;D