Solar Plunge 2019

Information and photos
by Becky White
January 2, 2019 1:00 p.m.

The 2019 “Solar Plunge” took place at Beach Access #40 in Fernandina Beach on New Year’s Day at 12:00 noon. The faithful and newcomers came together in their bathing suits to share a song then the swing of a golf club signaled them to run and jump into the ocean for this New Year Day tradition.

Chuck Colcord (right) of Fernandina, who has participated in six of these events, gives some last minute instructions to the group before they run into the ocean. Photo courtesy of Becky White.