Originally Posted by Cleave
Hi urbanknight,
I went to the beach more growing up in NY than I have living in SoCal. The Atlantic off of NY is warmer during the summer than the Pacific is here.

That's part of it. I used to be a sissy getting into cold water. Pool, lake, or ocean.
Originally Posted by spingineer
I'm a California boy ... and I don't even know how to swim. How screwed up is that?
Makes me feel better. At least I can doggy paddle and tread water.