2025–2026 Bay Bath 12: 10 minutes, 39.7° water, 37° air temperature, 5 mph wind
The hard part of the year is done. From now on, it’s no longer scary. Instead, it’s just awesome, revitalizing meditation. I did spend time today to think about mortality, and I took a moment to tell my dad I missed him.
Nature is powerful at setting the mood. Today was ominous, dark, and brooding. The water looks like steel under a slate sky. Two years ago, I would have thought constantly about a phantom shark swimming toward me out of the darkness.
30° water is doesn’t care about bluebird skies and sun. 37° water is equally apathetic about a cloudy day. That’s what I like the most about going out in the bay alone every week. It’s my time to remember we die, take a few moments to acclimate, and make myself equally impervious to drama in the background. Now’s the time to live. “Be Water, My Friend” -Bruce Lee
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