The water must be around 5 degrees this time of year. I have never tried those neoprene suits, but I simply cannot believe he was not freezing. Strange, how one can ignore less-than-ideal conditions for the sake of a passion.

I was shaking with cold in my jumper and overcoat that afternoon, yet I had total empathy for him. I just stood there, thinking about that old saying – "There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing..."

Scheveningen, 2008