Several brave souls (and some presumably that didn’t give it a second thought) took to the waters at Myrtleville on this chilly Christmas Day morning in aid of the Irish Kidney Association. The order of the day appeared to be 1.undress quickly, 2. take a very quick dip and finally 3. dress in warmest clothes possible, guzzle coffee and other hot drinks and sit on hot water bottle. Unaccustomed as I am to hanging around beaches with a telephoto lens, I took only a few shots while my nuts gently froze in the breeze. What better way to start the day?

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This time, there are no more on flickr! Shock horror! Ahh ok, there’s one more…

Claire over at gingerpixel has, in a similar fashion, posted some great photos of a Christmas Day swim at the 40 foot in Dun Laoghaire. I can only hope she managed to look a little bit less suspicious than I did with a large camera in the middle of a semi-naked crowd.