Q: What is Avantouinti?
Avantouinti is the Finnish word for "winter swimming". It may sound to many like masochism taken to ridiculous lengths, but it is becoming increasingly popular in Finland (and Lodi) where 10% of the population have tried it and there are more than 80,000 regular winter swimmers who tout the therapeutic benefits of winter swimming. The typical swimmer is not some grizzled macho-type, but a middle-aged woman with a clerical job (or crazy Nobmann boys).
Beau wants me to call it the modified Polar Bear Club. You have such wonderful suggestions for all of my random projects and they could be so great...but I'm keeping it Avantouinti. Love you. :)
Bottom line...THE WATER IS TOO COLD FOR SWIMMING!!!
2 comments:
Hey at least they are active! We are all missing those summer activities already.
Where did you find that word???
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