I live in southeast Alaska, where winter temperatures are a steady 30-34F. It's really hard to stay warm, because you're always getting wet. It's easier to st

I live in southeast Alaska, where winter temperatures are a steady 30-34F. It's really hard to stay warm, because you're always getting wet. It's easier to stay warm when it's 20-25F, and you know you'll stay dry. We took my two-year-old to the beach last week when it was 38F. All he wanted to do was play in the water, and he did so for half an hour without ever getting cold. He had waterproof boots and rainsuit on, but his hands were in the water for half an hour and he only asked us to hold his hands in ours a couple times. It's fun to watch him grow up here, totally acclimated to this environment.