Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Have Swimsuit, Will Travel

I make it a point never to travel without packing a swimsuit. As I have noted before, I could travel to the interior of Antarctica in the middle of the austral winter, and I'd still pack a swimsuit. Swimsuits don't take up too much space, and one never knows when one will be confronted with a body of water in which one can swim.

The last time I was in Switzerland, Sweetums and I jumped off the Wasserwerkstrasserücke into the lovely Limmat on a warm May day. The water in the river was still very cold, cold enough to "burn". I don't anticipate any impromptu dives off a bridge in December, but there is always the opportunity to check out some hot springs.

I don't often offer unsolicited advice, but seriously, folks, if you're going to travel, you must pack a swimsuit. Chances are, you'll use it.

8 comments:

  1. You don't want a swimsuit when you take a wintertime dip in the Antarctic ocean. I have been there and done that. You don't want that swimsuit to flash freeze to delicate parts

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  2. I agree with this advice.

    I haven't used mine in West Virginia in the past month or so, but heck...you never know!
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  3. I thought it was "don't go anywhere without your towel". Of course, if you are taking your swimsuit you'll probably want your towel too. Don't panic!

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  4. On second thought, I take that back. I don't think I want to know. Ewwwww. People do that? Ewwwwww.

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  5. The water reservoir north of Oslo, and the surrounding catchment zone, is fenced off to stop people swimming in it. "Hmmm," I thought. "There are houses over there. There are teenagers. What would teenagers do?" So it didn't take long to find the hole in the fence, and go swimming.

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  6. Just bought one to take to Florida!

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