Plavanje v morju na Danskem – vsak dan
Moja prijateljica z Danske (Ebeltoft blizu Aarhusa), skavtinja in kolegica iz svetovnega komiteja ISGF (International Scout and Guide Fellowship) Rigmor Lauridsen, plava vsak dan v morju.
Seveda voda v Danskem morju ni topla, še najmanj pa pozimi. Pravi, da plava zato, ker se počuti odlično, ni nikoli bolna.
Preprost recept kajne? Kaj pa manjka nam, da bi se šli tak “ekstremizem”?
Članek objavljam v angleščini. Thanks Rigmor.
“I am so lucky to live just 3 kilometres away from the sea. I can walk to the beach, I can ride my bike to the beach or I can go by car to the beach.
The seashore is changing every day sometimes even during a day. There are grass and sand and stones – and that is how beaches are in Denmark.
In Denmark we have windy weather so very often there are waves – sometimes so huge that I can’t swim but only stands up waiting for the waves to pour the water over me!
At “my” beach the water has a very good quality. It smells good, it looks good and it tastes good – salty water! I have a habit that I always taste the water before swimming in it! The taste tells you a lot about the quality.
I am swimming all year around preferably every day. But if it is raining or snowing I am not swimming. I don’t want my clothes on the beach to be even more wet than me when I am coming up from the swim.
I am convinced that swimming in cold water is healthy. My skin stays soft and without eczema. I am very seldom catching a cold or the flue.
I have been swimming in Bajkal Lake in Russia, I have been swimming in the Atlantic Ocean in Iceland, I have been swimming in Hövsgöl Nuur in Mongolia, I have been swimming in a river in the Canadian Rockies – it has become my own competition: to swim in the sea, in a lake or in a river in as many countries as possible!
Why am I doing this? Because I like it! It makes me feel alive! It makes me happy! I get a kick out of it!”
Author and photo: Rigmor Lauridsen
So inspiring!
Dear Ales I think it looks nice. I have used Google translation to understand the Slovenian text. Thank you for asking me.
It is really great and admirable! I wish I had sea also so near.
Yes, my friend Rigmor is very brave, diciplined person. It is not easy challenge, is it?
Thanks Rigmor to share your experience with us. This might be something new for us.
Enjoy Czech republic.
Moja dva skavta sta za vikend bivakirala v Bovcu, je bil minus stopinj, eden se je dolgo tresel v spalni vreči, drugi si je pa raje skrajšal noč, manj časa v vreči v šotoru = manj časa zebe …
Knajpanje gotovo utrjuje … vsaj večino, verjetno pa mora biti prostovoljno.
Pred leti sem stanovala v stanovanju brez tople vode, pa sem se vseeno vsak dan stuširala, tudi pozimi. Zdaj pa tega ne bi naredila. Brrr!
Vse dobro! 🙂
Ana od srca: Še kako prav imaš “da naj bo knajpanje prostovoljno”. Samo tvoja sinova sta bivakirala na neprimeren način. Nekaj ni bilo prav (najverjetneje oprema, organizacija, …).
Tako zmrzovanje ni niti skavtsko – skavti pravimo, da za “skavta ni slabega vremena, pač pa samo slaba ali dobra oprema”.
Ja tale moja prijateljica dela tako kot je prav in verjamem, da ji koristi.
Hvala, ker si se oglasila.
Imenitno! Imaš kakšen predlog za “tasty”, čisto, neklorirano vodo (v bližini Ljubljane) – poleg izvira Kamniške Bistrice za planince, ki se spustijo s hriba – se tam sploh še smeš “ruknt” v vodo?
Pohlevnejša varianta je mrzel tuš – vsaj na začetku in na koncu umivanja – a ni ga čez šok mrzlega tolmuna! Tudi za srce – če si imel težave, jih po tem eksperimentu nimaš več!
Dragi Turdus, kaj pa Iški vintgar? Čisto je, blizu seveda ni toliko kolikor ima moja prijateljica Rigmor do obale, je pa bližji kot Kamniška Bistrica.
Druga varianta je Kamniška Bistrica kot praviš, ki je še poleti mrzla kot vrag. Po moje se lahko vržeš notri…
Potem pa že ne vidim možnosti razen tuša.