A couple weeks ago Taylor took a Wednesday off and we drove out to Hamilton Preserve Pool about an hour away. It was pretty out there, would have looked a lot better if it had rained at all in the last 11 months, but it was still so nice. The walk in from the parking lot was about a 1/4 mile hike, pretty rocky but not difficult.
The kids and I LOVE swimming and were happy to have a new venue with Dad along for the fun. We were able to swim with tons of little fish as well as some large catfish. The pool didn't get too busy until we'd been there an hour or so. There was a larger shallow area than I thought there would be so that was nice.
We had fun walking around the cave. Normally a waterfall is dropping off the cliff in the back end of the pool, but since it has been so dry there were just a few trickles. The boys jumped off the rocks and Taylor spent time floating around. I tried swimming from the far side back in, but I am seriously afraid of deep water so I pretty much hyperventilated/doggy paddled back.
Then of course Matthias wanted to swim out to the rock on the back side. We'd been told it was 25-30 feet deep in the far end, but Taylor thought he could do it so off they went. It really wasn't a super far distance and Matthias took a couple breaks where Taylor just put his hand under his stomach for a few seconds. They swam out and back and I tried not to watch. James thought he would try it next year.
The trip was super fun and very relaxing.
2 comments:
That place looks so fun! You Harvey's know how to have a good adventure!
Ian and Matthias have the same swim suit!
Wow- it's been a long time since I've looked at your blog...not since I left for the states! Ahhh! You've been up to some fun things...can't believe James is in 1st grade!
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