Good Friends Make Cold Water Warmer ~ Shrieking Is Part of It
Nobody gets into a cold lake alone in October. You do it because a friend is already in, swearing cheerfully and telling you it is lovely once you are under. She is lying, and you love her for it.
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For the Swim Group: Give one to every woman who shows up at dawn with a flask and a dry robe.
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Friendship, Measured in Minutes: The real gift is the one who waits at the shore until you come out.
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Year Round: Works for sea dippers, lake swimmers and anyone who has ever counted to three and gone.
Dawn swimmers and dock sitters agree on one thing: the air after the water is colder than the water. This garment-dyed crewneck from Comfort Colors is ring-spun cotton in rich, lived-in color, with a relaxed fit and dropped shoulders that pull on over damp hair without an argument. Double-needle stitching holds through years of pod birthdays and beach bonfires (and the bachelorette weekend nobody photographs honestly). Preshrunk and made to keep its shape, it is the layer the whole pod borrows and nobody returns. Mermaid Dayz made it for the one who comes out of the water last.