too it is a portuguese tradition on this beach. what is nice is the conviviality, socialising with people, hoping to be able to recover our strength for a much better gear and hoping to get out of this pandemic. fin and hoping to get out of this pandemic and hoping to get out of this andemic. ., , ., pandemic. on the other side of the pond. pandemic. on the other side of the pond. they pandemic. on the other side of the pond, they have pandemic. on the other side of the pond, they have some i the pond, they have some traditions of their own. in boston, one of america s oldest cold water swimming groups commonly marched to a nearby beach. before they all made a mad dash for it. some called it crazy, some called it fun. it certainly is one way to see in the new year. tim allman, bbc news. let s bring you a reminder of our top story, but south africa has paid its officialfarewell to archbishop desmond tutu, the anti apartheid campaigner. president cyril ramaphosa called him the na