Most of the year, there is a special pleasure when a camper faces his door towards the morning sun. At sunrise he can open the door and let the sunlight blast in, drowning him in warmth, while the air is still trying to freeze him! If there is a little bit of wind, it is from the west, so the eastward-facing door is protected.
I love playing this game with sunrise, and will go to considerable trouble to get the trailer door facing east. This pleasure is not unlike the one that swimmers get when jumping into chilly water, something I have never liked. Perhaps the swimmer can see past the immediate shock. They know it will work out, so they can exult in the immediate shock.
The equinox is the time of year when this game is especially pleasurable, perhaps because of the near perfect balance between opposite horrors: cold air and bright sun.
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