{"id":1588,"date":"2024-07-20T21:47:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T20:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2024-07-21T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T07:16:35","slug":"julies-first-dip-and-cals-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/20\/julies-first-dip-and-cals-second\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie&#8217;s First Dip (and Cal&#8217;s second)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently we caught up with Mhairi&#8217;s sister (Julie) and nephew (Cal). On Saturday we went for a dip in Loch Meiklie and on Sunday had a dip in Loch Ness (access via Fort Augustus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Julie&#8217;s first ever cold water dip, and Cal&#8217;s second one, so we would thought we would document the occasion. For most people, there&#8217;s always a bit of nerves before going in the cold water, you know you&#8217;ll be fine, in fact, you know you&#8217;ll feel really good after it, but you still feel a bit nervous (well, I do anyway). So getting through that moment of hesitation and doing what you set out to do, adds to the good feeling. When you are going in with others the feeling is magnified, the energy created is awesome, it&#8217;s just a great experience to have together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1590 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/highlandhotandcold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/group1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great time to start if you are a beginner, but remember, just because it&#8217;s summer that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean the water will be warm; I think a &#8216;cold water dip&#8217; is still an accurate description for it <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t8f\/2\/16\/1f976.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd76\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 16px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 16\/16;\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tee\/2\/16\/1f601.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude01\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 16px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 16\/16;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Julie &amp; Cal&#039;s Loch Meiklie Dip\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3ZdTZ_a_cY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently we caught up with Mhairi&#8217;s sister (Julie) and nephew (Cal). 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