May Dip

I saw the sun rise over the North Sea on May 1st.   However, I  was completely distracted from the scenery by the spectacle of hundreds of St. Andrews students huddling around bonfires and then racing into freezing water polar bear style, in a tradition known as May Dip.  It was a new experience of welcoming spring.  I'm glad I went and I am not in any hurry to repeat it.  It took hour for my toes to recover from the icy shock.  Here we are sprinting for the water at low tide, yikes!