There were Supermen, Star Wars characters, hockey players with sticks and crazy Canadiana costumes.
But, best of all, there were 250 revellers who braved the frigid Burrard Inlet waters in the New Year's Day Penguin Plunge in Port Moody.
Even the city's newest mayor, Mike Clay, joined long-time participant Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart for the celebratory dip on Sunday at Rocky Point Park.
Also notable was the lack of Stewart's white tuxedo; for this year's swim, he donned a Coquitlam Express hockey jersey.
The Pleasantside Community Association, which hosts the annual event, plans to make a big splash in 2013 when the city marks its 100th anniversary, a spokesperson said.
