Contrary to what the flag suggests, this is not Greece (ha!) but Chelsea Piers.
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It is extremely, bluely, cold.
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The golf range looks abandoned, and I dread to think what temperature the water is.
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I come upon rather a jolly crew, and ask if I can take their picture.Hint: Pretend to be a tourist. Tourists take pictures of anything -- no questions asked.I wonder what these guy are doing. They say: fishing.
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"You should wait 'til the diver comes up! ...or what we call bait!"Much laughter ensues.
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Glug, glug, glug. Ice, debris and who knows what else........
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But, lo and behold !.....
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The diver emerges in his deep-sea diving suit....
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And waves quite merrily at me.
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