The water was cold, but my wetsuit kept me toasty. The problem was getting the suit and booties on and off. What a pain. The new suits make Plastic Man look inelastic. You try to pull them off and they just stretch, and heaven help you if you get them doubled-up. In fact, I had a hernia operation a few years ago I blamed on hurrying to get my suit off.
I long for the good ol' days of my youth when we just threw on a bathing suit and shivered while waiting for a wave.
I'm not serious. I hate being cold. New wetsuit technology is a godsend, I'll just have to remain patient and take my gear off one step at a time. But I do like summers when a bathing suit and chafe guard is all you need.
By the way, I was the body-double for the O'Neil Wetsuit above. I also caught a double-overhead yesterday. (I write fiction, which means I lie for a living.)
