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A Traditional Dutch New Year’s Dip

A Traditional Dutch New Year's Dive
Nothing says Happy New Year like a New Year’s dive into cold water. Or in other words, the traditional Dutch nieuwjaarsduik
And so it was with intrepidation that we set off to the Noord Aa in Zoetermeer.
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The band was playing. The orange hats were bobbing in anticipation. The clothes came off. The rescue workers took to the water. Pumped up music started playing. The warm up began.
And my goodness it was cold. Cold with a capital C. Cold enough to freeze the …. you get the picture.
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Next year we may even go in the water ourselves…..
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