Heart-Stopping Fun...literally

Today I went swimming in Lac Leman and, boy, was it cold. Much similar to Lake Superior water, only colder because the water comes from the mountains. The first time, I stayed in for about 20 seconds before my body started to go numb. Then, after a little warming up exercises, we went in again and stayed in for about 2.5 min. Pretty daring considering that people don't generally swim in the lake unless it's the middle of August.

After about a min. of being in the water it starts to warm up, or rather you adjust. But, it really is hard to breathe and your heart slows down significantly. When I got out my skin felt like it was burning with a cold zing to it. All in all, the pictures and videos we have of the Lac Leman escapade are excellent and I'm glad we did it, even if my skin is a little itchy from the lake water.