It was a perfect day Wednesday to grab the kids and head to the beach.
Parking was excellent, the beach relatively quiet.
Wednesday was the first of the month. Month of December.
鈥淲e took advantage of the record high temperatures on Dec. 1 to enjoy the beach and pier at Kal Lake with our kids,鈥� said Hadassah Styles. 鈥淔riends of ours on Vancouver Island had introduced us to the health benefits of cold water swimming over the summer so we were all very excited to try it out in Vernon. We had two moms and eight kids aged five to 15 swimming with us.鈥�
The weather was warm for December, but the water was what it was supposed to be for this time of year: chilly.
鈥淭he water was very cold,鈥� said Styles, joined by kids Jono, Ana and Bennay, mom Ruth Osborn and kids Lois, Joseph, Tabitha, Cassia and John for the dip.
鈥淲e set a timer for five minutes to stay up to our necks, and then ended with jumping off the pier.鈥�
It was a record-setting day, temperature-wise, in the North Okanagan Dec. 1.
In Vernon, the thermometer read 16.3 C, shattering the previous record of 11.2 C set in 2012.
One person posted to their Facebook page how they were driving around with the top of their vehicle off and wearing a T-shirt as they drove home from the gym.
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