2025-12-8 Polar Bear Plunge at the Texas Ramblin' Roses Rally

Every Texas Ramblin' Roses is different and our hostesses, Anne Moursand and Teri Daughtry, came up with a unique twist for this one.......a polar bear plunge. 

It was very chilly, at least for south Texas. I volunteered to take the photos. Yes, I was a chicken in the cold. They set up a small inflatable pool next to the heated outdoor pool. The plan was to put in a bag of ice and some plastic bubbles that looked like ice. Well, our very helpful RV park manager, Bill, showed up with about 6 big bags of ice cubes. Water was added and the whole bunch froze together. Vicki is trying to break it up enough to wade in, lol.

Success.......Anne, Teri, and Mary take the plunge!

Vicki is next up!

Not to be outdone, Rita takes the plunge.

Anne and Teri hit the big pool next. The pool water may have been 85 degrees but the air temp was about 50 degrees. It was cold.

Rita confirms that it doesn't feel warm at all.

Mary is up next. Notice that Anne and Teri are the only two brave enough to sport bathing suits and full immersion.

Our shivering plungers are all smiles after it was over!

Jimmie and Barb separate the bubbles from the ice as part of the clean up. It all melted by the next day so that the little pool could be drained.